Your First Aid Box ~ Information from HSE

[Ruthierhyme]

The HSE (Health & Safety Executive) has a very informative PDF available on many aspects of Health and Safety in the workplace including a suggested list of items to include in your First Aid box.

First Aid at Work - Your Questions answered

[Kellmorris]

I wonder if you would mind me suggesting that the information on the FAW leaflet is not really very useful for child carers. FAw is only concerned with adults in the workplace. When it comes to creating a first aid kit, child carers should look at their risk assessments and their accident books and put together the things they might need.

As a general rule

- plenty of plasters, hypo-allergenic for the children waterproof for adults,
- some wound dressings, various sizes
- eye pads also useful as a small dressing for children
- some triangular bandages or slings
- information on how to do CPR, for children as well as adults
- gloves to prevent cross contamination
- face shield for CPR, flat sheets are more suitable for babies and small children and a fitted mouth piece for older children and adults

you can also add, aprons, blankets, scissors and anything else you believe would be useful. Wipes can be added but if you have washing facilities nearby they are not usually needed, but useful for an out of site first aid kit.

you may not add any medication including creams, sprays or personal medication, bottles of anti septic lotion, eye baths are not recommended.

The number of kits you should have depends on the setting, it is preferable to have a number of small kits than one large one in the office.

[Ruthierhyme]

Thank you, great information.