Click here to learn more and find out how you can learn first aid for FREE
…..of a child is vital around the home or at a child-care centre. Refrain from referring to medication as lollies when providing medicine to children. Never store chemicals in drink bottles or used cans.
Before administering any medication, check advice on the labels or accompanying documentation and ensure that the medicine matches. In addition, check on the correct dose, the administration route, the reason it is given, the time and frequency it is to be administered.
The use of chemicals at work or home should only occur when the recommended protective clothing or equipment is used. It includes spraying, painting or oven cleaning. A Safety Data Sheet exists for onsite chemicals and poisons in the workplace, and its advice should be followed closely.
Tomorrow we look at how to recognise when a person has been poisoned.
Still available is a selection of our FREE resources click on the image to go to the download site.
Click the link to go to the New Zealand Resuscitation Council Covid-19 recommended modifications for delivering resuscitation whilst the pandemic remains a threat. Click play to see a short video outlining CPR modifications that should be followed during the pandemic.
Click here to find out how you can learn first aid for FREE
To learn more from the experts about previously covered conditions click their logo below.
Acknowledgement
Data and information are fact-checked against various recognised sources, including the New Zealand Resuscitation Council, Health Navigator New Zealand, St John, and other recognised entities specialising in the specific subject content. It should be noted that variances in protocols exist and where necessary are identified.