Accidents can happen anywhere anytime. It’s hard to predict when they’ll happen but it’s possible to be prepared for them to the best of our abilities. This is why we offer first aid training in Saudia Arabia to all workplaces including corporate and commercial companies.
Our Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) fosters a safety-conscious environment in the workplace with thorough training programs for worker’s safety. But despite training, you may forget the basic rules of first aid when it times to put your learning into practice. Here’s a reminder.
Maintain your Composure
Whether it be after a fire explosion or an electrical accident, you need first aid experts to treat and save the victims on the spot. But often, when the people are in bad shape, the sight can be deeply upsetting. It can impair your ability to function or stay in close proximity to the site of the accident.
But if you’re the only expert available who knows how to perform first aid, it’s your job to maintain your composure and stay calm. Your goal should be to focus on your patient and offer the best care possible. The approach should be objective rather than emotive so that you don’t give in to any weakness.
Prioritize your Own Safety
If there has been a fire breakout and there are people stuck inside, it’s not your job to go in to save them. You’re putting yourself at risk that way and only increasing the count of casualties. Arrange help and call professionally trained firefighters to retrieve the people. But don’t be tempted to jump into the fire before it’s extinguished.
Check the Vitals
The first thing to do is check their vitals. Take their pulse count. Check their breathing. If they’re unconscious, open their eyelids and examine their pupils. Feel their body temperature and alert medical authorities if it’s unusually warm or cold. Record all these readings and report to the medical experts when they take the patients under their care.
Sanitize Yourself Before Examining the Patient
It’s unlikely that you’ll have disposable gloves available on site but if you have them, put them on before examining the patient. If not, wash your hands as best as you can. Sanitize them with a disinfectant if the patient has open wounds because those can get infected. But if there has been blood loss and you need something to close the open wound, use any fairly clean cloth available and tie it on the wound firmly.
Update your First Aid Kit
Never use expired medicines on your patients. Make sure your first aid box is updated every few months so that you have a fresh supply of products and everything else you’ll need in it. Discard empty wrappers or blunt scissors. Don’t overfill your first aid; that might delay you in finding the thing you need in case of an emergency.
If you’re interested in learning how to give first aid, we offer first aid training and much more including firefighting training courses, IOSH training programs, and IADC training programs in Saudi Arabia. We understand the value of life and wish to instill a safety-conscious attitude in workplaces. For details, contact us right here.