Safety Begins Here
Basic safety and First aid
T Africa Occupational Health and Safety Specialists cares about your safety. We have compiled a list of Basic Safety Acts to take into consideration when faced with an intense scenario.
BASIC SAFETY:
You can never take too many precautions, rather be safe now than sorry later!
If you are faced with a major or minor injury, make sure to seek medical attention to be sure of the severity of the sustained injury.
It’s always handy to know a thing or two about first-aid, try take a class to learn the basics.
It is a good idea to have your doctor’s number and the local paramedic services/local emergency call centre numbers on speed dial on your mobile phone (along with your local police station, fire station and so on), and also listed next to your landline so that in an emergency you don’t have to flail about looking for numbers.
The essential first-aid kit
Every home should have a first aid kit, and it should be kept out of the reach of children.
These kits are essentially for minor injuries and ailments around the home – from cuts and sprains to headaches. However, it should also have what is required to treat more serious injuries while the patient is awaiting medical assistance.
The basic kit should comprise the following:
BASIC SAFETY:
You can never take too many precautions, rather be safe now than sorry later!
If you are faced with a major or minor injury, make sure to seek medical attention to be sure of the severity of the sustained injury.
It’s always handy to know a thing or two about first-aid, try take a class to learn the basics.
It is a good idea to have your doctor’s number and the local paramedic services/local emergency call centre numbers on speed dial on your mobile phone (along with your local police station, fire station and so on), and also listed next to your landline so that in an emergency you don’t have to flail about looking for numbers.
The essential first-aid kit
Every home should have a first aid kit, and it should be kept out of the reach of children.
These kits are essentially for minor injuries and ailments around the home – from cuts and sprains to headaches. However, it should also have what is required to treat more serious injuries while the patient is awaiting medical assistance.
The basic kit should comprise the following:
- Antiseptic solution for use with cotton wool when cleaning injuries.
- Antiseptic wipes.
- Two or three elasticised bandages.
- A range of plasters of different sizes and shapes.
- At least one roll of fabric-backed plaster plus a pair of blunt-nosed scissors.
- Tweezers.
- Cotton buds (ear buds).
- Two or three triangular bandages plus the same number of safety pins.
- Sterile dressings
- Antihistamine cream to treat insect bites and stings.
- Eye drops
- Sterile eye dressings
- Sterile eye wash
- Aspirin or paracetamol tablets.
- A pack of surgical gloves (check these every few months or so as they can deteriorate, in which case replaced them).
- Mouth-to-mouth device.
- Tubular bandage and application tongs for the treatment of injuries to fingers.
- Thermometer and/or heat-sensitive strip.
- Where possible, pills should be those sealed in foil for longer life.
- Stick a sheet of paper into the inside of the kit’s lid, with all the important emergency numbers for your area.
- Make a habit of checking expiry dates of all the medicines in the home, plus and those in the first-aid kit, and return those that have expired to the pharmacy to be disposed of.
- Most people keep their medicines, plaster and so on in the bathroom. Rather keep them in a bedroom cupboard as the humidity in a bathroom can over time speed deterioration in plasters, for example.