There are many different types of first aid kits available today, so buying the right one for your home is important. It won’t cost you much, but it could save a life and will almost certainly ease someone’s pain at some point if they have an accident.
Standard First Aid training is focused on Basic Life Support skills and includes AED and CPR level C training.
Most standard first aid with CPR level C courses are designed for individuals who may have a delayed response (for example, work at a remote job site) to Emergency Medical Services, or who may work in an industrial, construction or high-risk activity setting.
Candidates who successfully complete the course will receive a standard first aid CPR level C certificate that is valid for 3 years
Standard First Aid courses are designed for those individuals who live or work in areas where the availability of Emergency Medical Services may be delayed and for those trying to meet Government regulations. First aid training is a great skill set that can be applied in various situations – at work and at home.
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Have you ever taken a moment to look out your window during a thunderstorm and felt like the lightning has struck a little too close to home? Lightning can be a beautiful yet frightening weather phenomenon that can cause a severe safety hazard if you are not sheltered.
Continue reading Lightning Safety Tips | When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors
We at F.A.S.T. Rescue take pride in the quality, professionalism, and high standards evident in all our training programs and first aid products. And we want to celebrate and announce that F.A.S.T. Rescue has received the 2014 Top Trainer Partner Award from The Canadian Red Cross at the recent Red Cross Canada Awards.
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In Ontario, employers are required by law to provide adequate safety and first aid training, facilities, and materials to their employees.
The requirements for a First Aid Kit, training, and facilities varies depending on how many people are employed at your company. Whether you have one single employee, or over 200, you must have a first aid kit available and under the charge of a first aid certified employee, that follows the guidelines provided by the WSIB. Each workplace at minimum must contain a first aid station that includes the following:
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening emergency that can happen anywhere or anytime.
Until recently, most places relied on first aid attendants or by-standers to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until medical help arrived.
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are important life-saving devices designed to asses and deliver electrical therapy to victims of SCA or arrhythmias in an emergency situation. In the past, only professional medical attendants and paramedics were able to use AED’s. Currently there are a large number of small, compact, and portable AED’s on the market that the average person with no medical background can operate with basic training.
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I came across a very interesting Staples.com workplace health and safety training survey the other day, it was of small-business managers and office workers about workplace health and safety.
What the survey showed, that I found very interesting, was that there is a workplace emergency training knowledge gap between managers and those whom they manage – and this should be a concern to us.
Specifically, too many office workers who answered the survey were not sure what to do during an workplace emergency. Nearly 70 percent of managers said their company has an emergency communication plan, but nearly half of the office workers weren’t sure a plan exists where they work, or said their company has no plan.
Half of the office workers said they participate in safety drills only once every few years or never, and only 19 percent of the office workers said they believe their company is prepared for a major medical emergency. More than 70 percent of both groups said their company is somewhat or very prepared for fires, however. Continue reading Does Your Business Have Adequate Workplace Emergency Training?
As summer approaches, working or being highly active outside, or participating in some types of indoor events can bring on heat exhaustion.
Heat exhaustion can happen to anyone and is caused by a loss of salt and water from the body, usually through excessive sweating.
It can develop slowly and usually happens to people who aren’t used to hot conditions or humid weather. There is a precondition that people who are already unwell, or not feeling themselves, are more likely to get heat exhaustion, especially if they are suffering from severe conditions of vomiting and diarrhea.
A dangerous and common cause of heat exhaustion is when the body produces more heat than a person can naturally can cope with.
If someone who is overly hot can be treated with general first aid quickly, they should start feeling better quickly. But if not treated, they could develop severe heatstroke, which can lead to death, so be careful and drink lots of water, as a basic precaution. Continue reading How To Manage Heat Exhaustion
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All business owners and managers have an obligation to keep the workplace safe. To do this involves three basic elements: steps to prevent or minimize accidents, adequate first aid supplies and proper first aid and cpr training.
Every employer should provide training to make sure its employees know what to do, how to do it and who is in charge in case a first aid or emergency situation occurs.
Proper first aid training not only satisfies provincial requirements, but fosters good will among employees, who recognize the care that their company expends to provide a safe and healthy environment for its most valuable asset: its employees.
Whether employees work in a high-hazard or low-hazard environment, they face a variety of risks. Shock, bleeding, poisonings, burns, temperature extremes, musculoskeletal injuries, bites and stings, medical emergencies and distressed employees in confined spaces are just a sampling of the first aid emergencies which might be encountered in your business.
These risks are compounded when employees don’t feel well. Their lack of concentration can result in costly injuries. Continue reading Why Employers Must Provide First Aid And CPR Training?
