First Aid - Are You Prepared?
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Hotels, spas and venues in the countryside surrounded by rolling hills with lakes, rivers or streams are great places to relax and enjoy ourselves. What happens if an injury or accident occurs, can you or your staff deal with it, be it minor or major.
Have you or your employer completed a Risk Assessment of First Aid Needs (RAOFAN) and if yes well done. So you have considered all the factors or have you?
Your location being where it is or being spread out over a wide area may put you into the category of a “remote location.” How quickly could the emergency services get to you if required? During this time people are trying to keep the casualty alive, have you the resources, skills or training to do this?
Factors to consider when carrying out a Risk Assessment of First Aid Needs:
Contractors or your own landscaping team may be working with chainsaws or machinery that requires specialist First Aid training. Major injuries can cause severe bleeding which can be life threatening for those involved, minutes count to save lives.
In the event of a heart attack or a cardiac arrest, do you have Automated External Defibrillators (AED) available? Those most at risk from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) are fit young individuals who can collapse without warning.
If you have AED‟s do you have enough of them, in the right place in relation to the size of your establishment? One may not be enough if it is in reception and the incident take place out in the grounds. The best chances of re-starting the heart when using an AED is within the first 10 minutes of a cardiac arrest occurring.
How long will it take for the emergency services to reach you should this happen and if you have no AED then the casualties‟ chances of survival are poor?
Do you know what the four links are in the Chain of Survival or when was the last time your First Aiders carried out any refresher training?
AED awareness training is included on all First Aid courses and helps to build confidence in individuals as well as giving them hands on experience in using one of these items.
Want to know more?
If you are having difficulty answering these questions then maybe it is time to do something about this before an incident happens. Refresher training for those that are in-date First Aiders is a good starting point and only takes up three hours of your time.
For more details on training visit
www.lwstrainingservices.co.uk or a call for a friendly chat on 07974 407988.
LWS Training Services First Aid
Health & Safety Training From the Basic to the Comprehensive Ask yourself these 3 quick questions?
What if the worst happened and an employee was seriously injured?
How would the company continue if a key player left or was off work for a long period?
What are the consequences of you doing nothing to prepare should the worst happen?
LWS Training Services give you quick affordable solutions to prevent issues before they occur.
Specialising in split courses, at your location on dates to suit you even on a weekend.
For a free, no obligation chat about how we can ensure that your business is safe.
Contact Les on: 07974 407988 or 01455 451613 Email:
lwstrainingservices@gmail.com Website:
lwstrainingservices.co.uk
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