Page 75 - HS First Aid CPR & AED Student Ebook
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1 Make sure the scene is safe. Get the first aid kit. Wear PPE.
2 Help the person take off contaminated clothing and jewelry.
3
Quickly help the person to a safety shower or eyewash station if
4 he responds and can move.
5 Brush off any dry powder or solid substances from the skin with
your gloved hand.
Rinse the contaminated areas with a lot of water for at least 20
minutes or until someone with more training arrives and takes over.
Figure 28. Brush off any
dry powder or solid sub-
stances from the person's
skin with your gloved hand.
Important If only one eye is affected make sure the eye with the poison in it is the lower
eye as you rinse. Make sure you do not rinse the poison into the unaffected eye.
Figure 29. Help the person
wash his eyes and face under
water flowing from a faucet
or hose. Or use an eyewash
station.
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1 Make sure the scene is safe. Get the first aid kit. Wear PPE.
2 Help the person take off contaminated clothing and jewelry.
3
Quickly help the person to a safety shower or eyewash station if
4 he responds and can move.
5 Brush off any dry powder or solid substances from the skin with
your gloved hand.
Rinse the contaminated areas with a lot of water for at least 20
minutes or until someone with more training arrives and takes over.
Figure 28. Brush off any
dry powder or solid sub-
stances from the person's
skin with your gloved hand.
Important If only one eye is affected make sure the eye with the poison in it is the lower
eye as you rinse. Make sure you do not rinse the poison into the unaffected eye.
Figure 29. Help the person
wash his eyes and face under
water flowing from a faucet
or hose. Or use an eyewash
station.
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