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:
- Check surroundings for any danger.
- Approach casualty.
- Call 995 and let them know your location.
- Stay on the phone with SCDF.
- Observe casualty.
- Start CPR.
- Use the AED.
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More info
Find out more with the following agencies on emergency preparedness:
- Basic emergency preparedness
- Certification courses