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■ Patient assessment and first aid for the following: - Respiratory arrest
- Cardiac arrest
- Hemorrhage
- Lacerations/abrasions
- Amputations
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Shock
- Eye injuries
- Burns
- Loss of consciousness
- Extreme temperature exposure (hypothermia/
hyperthermia) - Paralysis
- Poisoning
- Loss of mental functioning (psychosis/hallucinations, etc.) - Drug overdose
■ CPR
■ Application of dressings and slings
■ Treatment of strains, sprains, and fractures
■ Immobilization of injured persons
■ Handling and transporting injured persons
■ Treatment of bites, stings, or contact with poisonous plants
or animals
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
OSHA standard 1910.269: Electric Power Generation, Trans- mission, and Distribution has clearer instructions on how many first aid-trained people should be available, depending on when and where the work is taking place. When employees are performing work on or associated with exposed lines or equipment energized at 50 volts or more, the requirements for compliance are as follows:
■ For field work involving two or more employees at a work location, at least two trained people shall be available.
■ For line-clearance tree trimming performed by line-clear- ance tree trimmers who are not qualified employees, only one trained person need be available if all new employees are trained in first aid within three months of their hiring dates.
■ For fixed work locations such as substations, the number of trained persons available shall be sufficient to ensure that a trained person can reach each employee exposed to electric shock within four minutes. If the existing number of employees is insufficient to meet this requirement, each employee at the work location shall be a trained employee.
Shipyard Employment
OSHA addresses the first aid standards for shipyard employ- ment in OSHA standard 1915.87. Shipyard employers must ensure that emergency medical services, first aid, and health care profes-
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