6 Simple First-aid Tips That will Save a Co-worker’s Life
Thousands of employees are killed or suffer serious injuries at work each and every year. Yet, an incredible 58% of staff is new to their organization’s safety and health practices, depending on a study conducted by international safety barrier manufacturer, A-SAFE.
Review these six simple first-aid tricks to just remember to can handle providing help to your co-workers:
Unresponsive and not breathing
- Check breathing by tilting their head backwards and appearing and feeling for breaths.
- Call 911 without delay.
- Push firmly downwards in the heart of belly and then release.
- Push at the regular rate until help arrives.
Choking
- Hit them firmly on their back amongst the shoulder blades to dislodge the object.
- Call 911, if needed.
Unresponsive and breathing
- Check breathing by tilting their head backwards and searching and feeling for breaths.
- Move them onto their side and tilt their head back.
- Call 911, without delay.
Heavy bleeding
- Put pressure about the wound to quit or slow down the flow of blood.
- Call 911, immediately.
- Keep pressure to the wound until help arrives.
Burns
- Cool the burn under cold, flowing water for not less than Ten minutes.
- Loosely cover the burn with cling film or a clean plastic bag.
- Call 911, just to make sure.
Broken bone
- Have anyone retain the injury in reference to his or her hand, or use a cushion or waste clothing to circumvent unnecessary movement.
- Call 911, without delay.
- Continue supporting the injury until help arrives.
