The SAFE way to do those
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Following the advice in
these pages will help you avoid serious accidents but even the most careful
worker can suffer injury. In case you need First Aid, here is a reminder of
some basic First Aid help.
Keep
Calm
• You will be of little help if you are
panicking.
• Assess the situation - eliminate further danger to
you or the casualty: turn off electricity, put out any small fire. Only if
absolutely necessary move the patient, and then very
carefully.
• Assess the casualty: are they conscious? breathing?
can you feel a pulse? are they bleeding?.
If in doubt, always call a Doctor, otherwise, here are some
crucial do's and don'ts
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DO DIAL 999
For an Ambulance if the Casualty:
• Is at any time
unconscious
• Has difficulty breathing
• Is drowsy or
being sick
• Is bleeding from the ear or is bleeding profusely and
you cannot stop the flow
• Is seriously burned
• Has
severe pain anywhere
DON'T give an injured person anything to eat or
drink after an accident, unless it is to dilute some poison, chemical or
medicine. This is in case later there is a need for anaesthetic.
Burns and
Scalds
• Straight away - run cold water over a burn for at
least ten minutes.
• Take off belts or jewellery - burned skin can
swell. If burned clothes are stuck to skin, leave them alone.
• To
keep out infection, cover the burn with a clean, smooth cloth like a pillowcase
or with clingfilm. Never rub butter, oil or treatment on a
burn.
• Seek medical advice or go to hospital unless the scald or
burn is very small.
Cuts
• Clean
small cuts and grazes with clean running water, not
antiseptic.
• Stop heavy bleeding by pressing a pad like a folded
hankie on the cut - press near the wound if there is something stuck inside.
Keep pressing, using extra pads on top, until the bleeding stops. Raise a
bleeding arm or leg (if not broken).
Get help from a doctor if the
wound is:
·
• Dirty
• Deep
• There is
something stuck in it
• It won't close up properly
Poisons
• Get medical help - call your
doctor, call an ambulance, go to a hospital emergency department. Find the
container holding the poison and remember to take it with you. It is important
to tell the doctor about it.
• Help dilute poison with a drink of
milk or water unless the poison has badly burned the mouth or
lips.
• Never try to make the casualty sick - a salt and water
mixture can be especially dangerous.
How to deal with a First Aid Situation more confidently. A
First Aid course will prepare you for a wide range of situations, ranging from
simple cuts and scalds to serious burns, broken limbs and resuscitation. To
find out about your nearest course, find numbers in the phone book for British
Red Cross, St John Ambulance or St Andrew's Ambulance.
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