The three basic principles of first aid are to promote recovery, prevent injury, and protect the patient. First aid legislation requires at least one first aid box for every 150 people, a qualified first aider for every 150 people, a responsible person in charge of first aid, and regularly checked/accessible first aid boxes. Common kitchen accidents include burns, scalds, cuts, and falls caused by hot pans/cookers, steaming/boiling, and falls.

1. First Aid Accidents Injury Dressings
Learning Objectives
• To understand the importance of first aid
•To understand how accidents can happen
•To understand First Aid legislation
•To understand simple First aid
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FIRST AID
Even in the most organised kitchens, accidents can happen, so it is important to know
some basic First Aid
First Aid has three basic steps
• To promote recovery
• To prevent injury
• To protect the patient
Who can administer First Aid ?
Someone who has been trained in first aid, has an up to date first aid certificate and is a
registered first aider
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First Aid legislation
• There must be at least one first aid box for every 150 people
•There must be at least one name qualified first aider for every
150 people
•There must be a responsible person in charge of first aid
•First aid boxes must be regularly checked for their content
•First aid boxes must be easily accessible ( and easily available )
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4. First Aid Accidents Injury Dressings
First Aid
By yourself spend 10 minutes writing a list of the things you think must be available in a
first aid box
First Aid boxes should contain the following items
• Sterile dressings
•Wound Dressings
•Adhesive (Sticky) plasters
•Sterile cotton wool/eye pad
•Pressure bandages
•Safety pins, scissors, eye bath and tweezers
•Rubber or latex gloves
•Triangular bandages
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Simple First Aid
The most common Accidents that happen in catering are
• Kitchen Burns
•Scalds
•Cuts
•Falls
Burns and scalds are caused by Dry Heat and this can be done from
• Hot Pans or the cooker
• Moist heat
•Steaming or boiling
How do we treat a burn or scald?
• Leave under cold running water for at least 10 minuets or until the stinging sensation
stops,
• You must never apply cream as this will seal the heat in and burn even more, for
burns larger than a 10pence you should get medical advice
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6. First Aid Accidents Injury Dressings
Learning Outcomes
• You will know the importance of First Aid
•You will Know how accidents can happen in a kitchen
•You will know and understand first aid legislation
•You will know and understand simple first aid
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three basic principles of basic principles of First common accidents in
First Aid Aid legislation the kitchen