Foreword: This FIRST-AID TRAINING GUIDE AND SAFETY INFORMATION was prepared by the Committee on First Aid of the American Petroleum Institute's Central Committee on Accident Prevention. It has been approved by the Central Committee on Accident Preventions@ as well as by the Institute's Medical Advisory Committee. Its purpose is to provide the fundamentals of training in the 6 basic emergency measures@ viz.: 1@ artificial respiration; 2@ control of bleeding; 3@ treatment for shock; 4@ care of open wounds and burns; 5@ care of dislocation and fractures; and@ 6@ transportation of the injured. This publication also outlines the petroleum industry's program for the safety of the individual employee@ as well as the personal protective equipment available and its function. In many instances large quantities of standard first-aid materials will not be available in an emergency. As a result@ bandages and splints will have to be improvised. Therefore@ the first-aid part of this course is designed to provide training largely in functional first aid. For example@ with respect to splinting@ no attempt is made to specify the exact number of cravat bandages to be used. Of major importance is that the patient be treated for shock@ the injured part immobilized@ and medical care obtained. No attempt has been made to discuss the six basic emergencies in the order of their importance. The order selected is for case of teaching and for apportionment of lesson time. The program of training outlined herein is designed to extend over a period of not less than eight hours. If an organized program for the presentation of materials on safety training is already available@ the entire eight hour may be spent on first aid only.
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