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MODULE 9
First Aid at Work : UNIT 1
01.04.2018
TREATMENT FOR A SEVERE REACTION What the HSE say:
Some workers carry their own medication that has been prescribed by their doctor
(e.g. an inhaler for asthma). If an individual needs to take their own prescribed medication, the First Aider's role is generally limited to helping them to do so and contacting the emergency services as appropriate.
However, this does not apply to the administration of prescription only medication specified in Schedule 19 of the Medicines Regulations 2012, where this is for the purpose of saving life in an emergency. Adrenaline 1:1000 up to 1 mg for intramuscular use in anaphylaxis is an example.
Where a First Aid needs assessment identifies that Schedule 19 medication may be required to be administered in an emergency, the employer should consider providing workplace
First Aiders with additional training in their use.
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