Benefits of First Aid Training in the Workplace
Ensuring the safety of your workplace is essential to the productivity and retention of employees. However, many people forgo medical emergency training, relying on emergency response times to save injured people. Take a step toward total safety and train yourself or a staff member in basic lifesaving skills. Here are the main benefits of first aid training in the workplace.
Don't Remove an Impaled Object!
How to care for a person with an Impaled Object?
An penetrating injury occurs when an object enters the body, causing a wound. Sometimes the object will remain stuck in the body. For example, a large piece of glass, wood or metal might be seen sticking out of the wound.
Here's the #1 rule: Do not remove the impaled object..
Severe Bleeding: How to Use a Tourniquet
When should I use a Tourniquet?
- Severe, life-threatening bleeding to the arms or legs that cannot be controlled with direct pressure.
- A wound in a physical location that makes it impossible to apply direct pressure (e.g., a person with a leg trapped under a rock).
- Gunshot injuries or bomb blast wounds in an unsafe scene.
Don't Use Butter! How to Safely Treat Burns.
How do I know if a burn is severe?
Burns range from minor to severe. Severe burns, include:
Burns to children younger than 5 years old.
Burns to adults older than 60 years old.
Ouch! You're bleeding! What should you do?
For major bleeding, send someone to call 9-1-1
Take gauze from a first aid kit and apply hard, consistent pressure directly on top of the wound.
If you don't have gauze, use any clean piece of cloth instead.
If blood soaks through the first piece of gauze, do not remove it. Taking off old gauze might tear out clots and cause bleeding to worsen.