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First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately
after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred. It often consists of a one-time, short-term treatment and requires little technology or training to administer.
First aid can include cleaning minor cuts, scrapes, or scratches; treating a
minor burn; applying bandages and dressings; the use of non-prescription medicine; draining blisters;
removing debris from the eyes; massage; and drinking fluids to relieve heat stress. OSHA's revised
recordkeeping rule, which went into effect January 1, 2002, does not require first aid cases to be documented. For
example:
A worker goes to the first-aid room and has a dressing applied to a minor cut by a registered nurse. Although the registered nurse
is a health care practitioner, the employer does not have to report the accident because the worker simply received first aid.
The selected references below provide more information on first aid.
- Medical and First Aid
- OSHA Standards. OSHA
Safety and Health Topics Page. Provides formal OSHA definitions
of first aid and related requirements.
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Job
Injuries and First Aid Training Guide. Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH), (1994).
Also available as a 139 KB
PDF, 6
pages. Provides teaching guidelines and basic first aid questions aimed at recognizing hazards and controls in the workplace.
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Essential First Aid. PARASOL EMT (Australia). Topics covered include expired air resuscitation (EAR),
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and more.
- Basic
First Aid. University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Farm Safety
Program Bulletin No. 2325. Also available as a 201 KB
PDF, 6 pages. Provides basic first aid response procedures.
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First-Aid Guide. Mayo Clinic. Includes information for handling a variety of emergency care situations.
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Basic First Aid: Script.
AgSafe, Coalition for Health and Safety in Agriculture. Also available as a 490
KB
PDF, 5 pages. This
safety module is intended to be used as a refresher safety awareness session.
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First Aid.
National Ag Safety Database (NASD). Provides links to a variety of first aid topics
primarily related to the agriculture industry.
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