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The Providing First Response To Injuries Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Tripping on objects
- 2. Assess Scene
- Exposure to biological hazards
- risk of violence or aggression from affected person
- 3. Response Coordination
- Lack of information about the injury
- poor communication with medical services
- 4. Triage
- Incorrect assessment of injuries
- exposure to blood and other bodily fluids
- 5. Initial Treatment
- Misapplication of first aid techniques
- exacerbating the injury
- 6. Administer First Aid Procedures
- Inadequate training
- incorrect procedure leading to further harm
- 7. Monitor Condition
- Misinterpretation of vital signs
- lack of timely response to condition changes
- 8. Communication with Paramedics
- Inaccurate communicating patient's condition
- inability to assist paramedics due to lack of required skills
- 9. Handover to Medical Staff
- Error in handover process
- failure to communicate relevant information regarding patient's condition
- 10. Debriefing and Reporting
- Failure to effectively debrief after an event
- incorrect reporting or failure to report incident
- 11. Cleaning up the Area
- Exposure to biohazard material
- slips and trips due to wet floors or scattered materials
- 12. Restock First Aid Supplies
- Using expired products
- errors in restocking process
- potential of injury when restocking supplies
- 13. Review and Update SWMS
- Failing to identify areas of improvement or lessons learned
- incorrect application of updates
- 14. Conduct Safety Audits
- Failure to identify safety gaps during audit
- lack of rehearsal of emergency response drills
- 15. Training and Refresher courses
- Inadequate updating on new first aid techniques
- complacency in learning
- gaps in understanding
- 16. Maintain First Aid Certification
- Forgetting renewal dates
- failing to remain current on up-to-date standards and protocols
- 17. Feed Back and Corrective Actions
- Failure to communicate feedback effectively
- reluctance to make necessary changes or implement corrective actions
- 18. Post-Incident Analysis
- Poorly executed cause analysis leading to ineffective preventative measures
- overlooking important information during review
- 19. Review Incident Reports
- Missed details due to rushing
- inaccurate information recorded in reports
- 20. Ongoing Monitoring
- Ignoring signs of further health risks post-incident
- prolonged exposure to potentially hazardous situations due to inadequate monitoring procedures