Name: Ahsan Naeem

License # 20045
Site: Cadbury Claremont

Assessment for first Aid 3 course

Give three general duties and functions of occupational first aider?

Maintain correct records

Recognition and reporting of health issues
Emergency first aid management

Give three reasons why it is necessary to maintain accurate records of all

injuries?

Protect Individuals
Protect the employer
Identify patterns of injuries and trends

Give three reasons for using ChemAlert?

Provide detailed information of specific chemicals

Provide first aid information (fire fighting)
Gain access to MSDS

Give three routes chemicals can enter the body?

Chemical Splash (Through Skin)

Breath ( Mouth and nose)
Injection or vaccination

List the checks that must be made before administering medication?

Right Patient
Correct Drug
Correct Dosage
Right time
Right Method

Explain the difference between a crush injury and the crush syndrome?

Crush injury occurs when a muscle mass is injured by a severe force.

Crush syndrome can occur following the injury when the severe force is
released. This can occur for a period nearing or exceeding one hour.
Explain the first aid management for choking?
Inspire conscious patients to clear external material by coughing or if unconscious
place the patient on floor into a recovery position, if unsuccessful give up to 5 slaps
between a shoulders blade using the heel of hand in an upward motion. Re-check
airway, if still unsuccessful begin CPR.
List three body reactions to extreme heat?

Heat pains
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke

Explain what TLV means?

The threshold limit value (TLV) of a chemical substance is a level to which it is
supposed an employee can be exposed day after day for a working lifetime without
contrary health effects.