Emergency first aid

Croner Publications Ltd (1986) Dangerous Chemicals Emergency First-aid Guide, 2nd edn. 

Electrical zoning, 293, 397, 401 Electrochemical series, 44, 219 Electrochemistry, 42, 55 Emergencies first aid, 429 major, 424... 

For emergency Analyze possible phenomena in an emergency and make people familiar with the phenomena Instructions on emergency first aid techniques... 

ESF 6 Mass Care - Mass Care includes sheltering and feeding victims of disaster, emergency first aid, family reunification, and the distribution of emergency relief supplies the American Red Cross (ARC) is designated by the Federal Response Plan (NRP) as the primary agency responsible for ESF Mass Care. 

Emergency first aid measures and exposure conditions requiring medical attention... 

This database contains the complete text of over 130,000 Material Safety Data Sheets compiled by the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). This information was gathered from over 500 manufacturers and suppliers in the United States and Canada. Each record covers one chemical substance and provides trade and supplier name, description, chemical/physical properties, reactivity, health hazards, storage and disposal, personal protection, cleanup and disposal, and emergency first aid (CCINFOLINE, STN available on CD from CCOHS). 

Ballantyne and Salem discuss the experimental and human clinical toxicology of cyanides with particular reference to their potential for apphcation as chemical warfare weapons and use by terrorists. They consider repeated exposure toxicity as well as specific organ, tissue, and functional end-point toxicity. Among the functional end-point toxicities, they review neurotoxicity, cardio-toxicity, vascular toxicity, developmental and reproductive toxicity, and genotoxicity. They conclude this review of the toxicology of cyanide by describing emergency first aid and poison-control... 

Hazards, chemical characteristics, detecting and locating leaks, emergency first aid, and emergency repair kits. 

EPA. 1987a. Extremely hazardous substances (EHS) chemical profiles and emergency first aid guides. Ammonia. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, http //www.epa.gov/swercepp/ehs/ehslist.html. 

When anti-ChEs are to be used, there should be provision for a trained medical or nursing professional to be on site during the application phase. They should have access to necessary emergency first aid and treatment needs (e.g., airways, oxygen, and antidotes). When there are no local health facilities nearby, there should be arrangements for transporting overexposed and poisoned workers to the nearest capable hospital. 

EFAW requires a 1-day training course and enables a first-aider to give emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill at work. 

Make sure that aU occupants of the laboratory are aware of the potential risks and are trained in emergency procedures, including evacuation procedures, fire containment, and emergency first aid for physical injuries from an explosion. 

First aid. Personnel trained in first aid should be available during working hours and an emergency room with medical personnel should be nearby (173). See pp. 176-178 for description of some emergency first aid procedures. 

Material safety data sheet—A document that contains descriptive information on hazardous chemicals under OSHA hazard communication standard data sheets also provide precautionary information, safe handling procedures, and emergency first aid procedures. 

Oitiinaiy tap water, used in plumbed or some tank-type eyewash devices, may contain harmtui bacteria or contaminants that can cause additional eye damage, A sterile or bufteied saline solution is the most effective flushing fluid for emergency first aid. 

Appointed persons do not need first aid training though emergency first aid courses are available. 

Appointed persons should never attempt to give first aid for which they are not competent. Short emergency first-aid training courses are available. Remember that an appointed person should be available at all times when... 

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