First Aid
Procedure
Training
Use of Automated External Defibrillators
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are used to provide first aid to a person experiencing suspected sudden cardiac arrest (heart attack). Training is recommended before using them, but not required. Please follow the instructions packaged with the machine, as well as the standard operating procedure below.
A number of Zoll AED Plus model defibrillators are available around Parkville and Southbank campuses.
- Standard Operating Procedure - Zoll Automated Electronic Defibrillator Plus [.pdf]
- Automated External Defibrillators: Parkville and Southbank Campus Locations [.doc]
- Automated External Defibrillators: Parkville and Southbank Campus Locations [.pdf]
First Aid Guidance Materials
- Safety Bulletin 05-09: First Aid & Emergency Response
- First Aid Kit Basic Contents [.pdf]
- First Aid Assessments:
- First Aid Assessment - Administrative Area [.doc]
- First Aid Assessment - Laboratory Area [.doc]
- First Aid Assessment - Workshop Area [.doc]
- First Aid Assessment - Commercial Kitchen [.doc]
- Sample of a First Aid Assessment - Fieldwork [.doc]
- Note: this is a sample which you can use for reference while completing a blank form. It is not a generic first aid assessment for field work. Field work activities vary too much to make a generic assessment possible.