First Aid for Medical Emergencies: 10 Workplace Tips
Medical emergencies in the workplace — cardiac events, strokes, severe bleeding, seizures, and heat stroke — are time-critical by definition. The outcome for a worker in cardiac arrest is shaped almost entirely by what happens in the first four mi
First Aid Suite: US Workplace Practice Test
This practice test covers the full US workplace first aid curriculum: patient assessment, basic life support, bleeding and wound care, burns and electrical shock, shock and anaphylaxis, serious injuries, bone and joint injuries, sudden illness, po
First Aid Awareness: A Workplace Guide
First aid awareness is not the same as first aid training. Awareness gives employees the knowledge to recognize that an emergency is happening, understand what the immediate response should be, know when and how to call for help, and take basic pr
First Aid Basics: Legal Requirements for US Employers
29 CFR 1910.151, the OSHA standard governing workplace first aid in general industry, is fewer than 100 words long. It covers three distinct obligations in three short sentences. Despite its brevity, more than 60 OSHA Letters of Interpretation hav
Mental Wellness First Aid: Practice Test Questions
Mental wellness in the workplace is increasingly recognized as a safety issue, not only a benefit program concern. According to the 2024 NAMI Workplace Mental Health Poll, 33% of employees noticed their productivity suffer because of their mental
First Aid for Medical Emergencies: A Workplace Guide
Medical emergencies do not announce themselves. A worker in a warehouse has chest pain. A colleague on a construction site becomes unresponsive. Someone in an office collapses during a meeting. In each case, the first few minutes of response by wh
