| Even with the most comprehensive safety | | | | immediately and do not move the injured person |
| training, accidents still occur. Understanding basic | | | | unless you are absolutely sure the movement will |
| first aid skills can save a life or lesson the impact | | | | not make the injury worse. If you do have to |
| of an injury. Knowing what to do in emergency | | | | move the victim, apply a splint to the break with |
| situations just takes a little training so you will able | | | | something rigid. The idea is the to keep the |
| to react quickly and correctly until medical help | | | | injured area from shifting and making the injury |
| arrives. Nothing takes the place of CPR or first aid | | | | worse. A bandage or strip of cloth should be tied |
| training but here are some examples of how you | | | | around the splint and affected area. |
| can assist in an injury situation. | | | | In a compound fracture the bone breaks through |
| Strains and Sprains | | | | the skin. Don't try to push the bone back under |
| When a muscle stretches beyond it's normal | | | | the skin. Use a clean dressing to stop the bleeding |
| range of motion a strain or sprain can occur. | | | | and then treat it the same as a simple fracture. |
| Warming up properly is best way to prevent this. | | | | Blood |
| Warm-up with stretching exercises before | | | | Be very careful around injuries where there is |
| beginning strenuous work. If a pulled muscle | | | | blood present and wear latex gloves if possible. |
| occurs elevate the injured area and keep it above | | | | Infectious diseases are carried in the blood and if |
| the heart. This will help minimize swelling. Apply | | | | you feel a blood related injury is unsafe you |
| and remove ice in a 30 minutes on, 15 minutes | | | | should wait until medics arrives. |
| off cycle for several hours. | | | | First aid is all about preparation. Every employee |
| Broken or Fractured Bones | | | | should take a first aid class and learn about AEDs |
| There are two types of fractures - Simple and | | | | and CPR. If you are prepared, you can think and |
| Compound. In a compound break the bone comes | | | | act quickly in an emergency and maybe even |
| through the skin and in a simple break it does not. | | | | save a life. |
| If a simple break occurs call for medical help | | | | |