First Aid Awareness

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 First Aid Safety Meeting Topic
 Useof UCOP first aid kits
 General awareness on what to do if:
– You have minor injuries;
– Co-workers or family members are
injured
 Safety Meeting – Not intended to
provide formal certified first aid
training
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 First Aid Kits
 UCOP first aid kits
–Installed in common areas
 Size of the first aid kits:
–Large (Areas up to 75 persons)
–Medium (Areas up to 50 persons)
 Periodicallyreplenished by vendor
 Self-administering

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 UCOP First Aid
Kit Contents
 Bandages (Various
Sizes)  Burn Gel & Spray
 Roller Gauze & Gauze  Antibiotic
Pads Ointment
 Sterile Dressings &  Eye/Skin
Tape Buffer/Flushing
 Antiseptic Swabs,
Solution
Spray, & Towelettes  Ice Pack

 Finger Splint,  Nitrile Gloves

Tweezers, & Scissors  CPR Mask

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 General Guidance for Injuries
 Remain calm
– Take time to assess the situation
and hazards (Avoid tunnel vision)
 Call 9-1-1 ASAP if serious – Using
a Cell Phone call the ‘9-1-1
Equivalent’ local phone number
 After calling 9-1-1 contact
Building Security to initiate
internal response
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 Cell Phone ‘911 Equivalent’ Local
Emergency Numbers
 Add the seven-digit ‘911 Equivalent’
local phone number to your cell
phone address book Contact Name:
– Oakland: 510-777-3211 911 Equivalent
Oakland
– Berkeley: 510-981-5911
Phone Number:
– Sacramento: 916-732-0100 1-510-777-3211

– San Francisco 415-553-8090

– UCSB Police 805-893-2221

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 General Guidance
 Learn CPR! - Training Request Link:
– http://www.ucop.edu/facil/pd/emergprep/aed.html
 Suspect Spinal/Neck Injuries
– Do NOT move the person (unless extreme
danger)
 Always Trust Your Own:
– Initiative;
– Good Judgment; and
– Common Sense
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 Bleeding
 Direct Pressure
– Steady firm pressure
– Clean cloth or bandage – Avoid contact
 Maintain Pressure on Wound
– 15 Minutes
– Apply more layers if needed
 Elevate extremity if no fractures (Lie
down)

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 Burns
 First Degree Burn – Minor redness
– Run cold water over burn for >5
minutes (No ice or ointments!)
 Second Degree Burn – Blistered skin
– Do Not Break the Blisters
– If the Blisters Break:
 Clean & apply antibiotic ointment
 Cover with sterile dressing
 Change dressing every day

 Third Degree Burn – Charred skin

– Call 9-1-1 immediately
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 Poisoning
 Identify the ingested substance
– Container or Clues: Stains, Odors, etc.
 Contact Poison Control Center
– 1-800-222-1222 for Advice or 911
 Induce Vomiting?
– Do NOT induce if unconscious or the
person ingested corrosives or caustics
 IfVomiting - Roll onto their side for
drainage (Recovery period)
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 Cellular Phone “ICE”
 Add“ICE” (In Case of an Emergency)
phone number to your cell phone
address book
– Provides contact person for you in the
event of a medical emergency

ICE – John Doe (Spouse)

1-510-555-5555

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