HEALTH EMERGENCIES, FIRST AID AND BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS

NO SAFETY PROGRAMME IS PERFECT, EVEN WHEN WE DO OUR BEST, ACCIDENTS CAN STILL HAPPEN AND PEOPLE CAN GET HURT SO YOU NEED TO BE READY TO DEAL WITH THESE SITUATIONS WHEN THEY OCCUR. OFTEN THE BEST COURSE IN RESPONDING TO HEALTH EMERGENCY IS TO CALL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SO YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT NUMBERS TO CALL AND WHERE TO FIND THEM QUICKLY. OFTEN, EVERY MINUTE COUNT, SO YOU SHOULD CALL FOR ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY IF THE VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS, THERE ARE INJURIES TO THE HEAD NECK OR BACK, THERE IS A VISIBLE BONE DEFORMITY, THE VICTIM CANNOT MOVE OR PUT WEIGHT ON AN INJURED JOINT OR LIMB, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SWELLING, PAIN OR NUMBNESS OR THERE IS AN OBVIOUS BREAK IN A BONE OR A SEVERE MUSCLE STRAIN. CREDIT: SAFETYVIDEOS