First aid

Common medical emergencies at workplaces

Time is of the essence when it comes to medical emergencies.

Learn how to treat common medical emergencies at your workplaces, such as:

• Fainting
• Heat injuries
• Burns
• Bleeding
• Sprains
• Fractures and dislocations
• Stroke
• Fits and seizures
• Cardiac arrest

For stroke cases, it is crucial to identify the F.A.S.T. warning signs to get timely help:

• Facial drooping
• Arms weakness
• Speech difficulties
• Time to call emergency

Emergency action plan

Create an emergency action plan at your workplace to facilitate and organise all members of the organisation in case of a workplace emergency.

The plan should include primary and secondary surveys:

• Primary survey (DRSABC)
  • Danger
  • Response
  • Shout for help
  • AED
  • Breathing
  • Chest compressions
• Secondary survey (SAMPLE)
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Allergies
  • Medications
  • Past medical history
  • Last meal
  • Events leading up to injury

What is DARE programme

The DARE programme is a 1-hour hands-on session where participants learn how to respond to a casualty, while staying on the phone with the medical dispatcher, before the ambulance arrives.

How to respond to a casualty

There are 7 steps to responding to a casualty:

1. Check surroundings for any danger.
2. Approach casualty.
3. Call 995 and let them know your location.
4. Stay on the phone with SCDF.
5. Observe casualty.
6. Start CPR.
7. Use the AED.

CPR and AED

More info

Find out more with the following agencies on emergency preparedness:

• Basic emergency preparedness
  • Community Emergency Preparedness Programme (CEPP)
• Certification courses
  • Psychological first aid skills and first aid course at Red Cross
  • CPR, AED and first aid training at St John