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Action: Providing first aid may be part of your job description. If so, you must help
Deciding to while you're working. However, when you're off-duty, you can choose whether
Provide First Aid or not to provide first aid.
Asking to GIVe First Aid
Definitions and Before you provide first aid, it's important to ask the ill or injured person if you
Key Facts may help.
Action S te p Ac tion
1
If the person responds, introduce yourself as a first aid provider
2 before you touch him. Ask if you may help him.
~ If the person agrees, you may give first aid.
3 If the person refuses your help, phone your emergency response
number (or 911) and stay with him until someone with more
4 advanced training arrives and takes over.
~- If the person is confused or cannot answer, assume that he
would want you to help.
Supplymg the First Aid Kit
Definitions and The first aid kit contains supplies that you might need in an emergency.
Key Facts
Not all first aid kits contain the same supplies. Your company will decide
what the first aid kit should have in it. At the end of this section, you'll find a
sample list of supplies for a first aid kit. This list is from the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), but it is only 1 example of what a company might
decide to include in a kit.
Action: Keep the supplies in a sturdy, watertight container that is clearly labeled.
Supplying the
First Aid Kit Know where the first aid kit is.
Replace what you use so the kit will be ready for the next emergency.
Check the kit at the beginning of each work period for expired supplies and
to make sure it is complete and ready for an emergency.
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Deciding to while you're working. However, when you're off-duty, you can choose whether
Provide First Aid or not to provide first aid.
Asking to GIVe First Aid
Definitions and Before you provide first aid, it's important to ask the ill or injured person if you
Key Facts may help.
Action S te p Ac tion
1
If the person responds, introduce yourself as a first aid provider
2 before you touch him. Ask if you may help him.
~ If the person agrees, you may give first aid.
3 If the person refuses your help, phone your emergency response
number (or 911) and stay with him until someone with more
4 advanced training arrives and takes over.
~- If the person is confused or cannot answer, assume that he
would want you to help.
Supplymg the First Aid Kit
Definitions and The first aid kit contains supplies that you might need in an emergency.
Key Facts
Not all first aid kits contain the same supplies. Your company will decide
what the first aid kit should have in it. At the end of this section, you'll find a
sample list of supplies for a first aid kit. This list is from the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), but it is only 1 example of what a company might
decide to include in a kit.
Action: Keep the supplies in a sturdy, watertight container that is clearly labeled.
Supplying the
First Aid Kit Know where the first aid kit is.
Replace what you use so the kit will be ready for the next emergency.
Check the kit at the beginning of each work period for expired supplies and
to make sure it is complete and ready for an emergency.
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