Understand Priorities and Response in dealing with Incidents and Emergencies

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Understand Priorities and Response in dealing with Incidents and Emergencies

Unit: 3

Task: 4

Anjum Aziz

Any incident that occurs must be reported in the correct way. For example, accidents must be recorded in the accident book with the time, date, nameof the person involved and a description of the accident. If there was an injury it must be described and the treatment given must be recorded.

The possible priorities and responses when dealing with incidents and emergencies such as an accidents and exposure of infection or chemicals can lead to death or serious injury. It is important to ensure the safety of people, property and environment, review of policies and procedures following critical incidents, implementing improvements for the future.

If there is an accident, make sure that you keep everyone away from the place,shout for help and ask someone to who know the role of first aider. First aider will have certain qualities and skills which are very valuable and help you to deal with these situations. The principles of first aid are:

> To preserve life

> To limit the effect of the condition

> To promote recovery

They need to check theA (Airway) B (Breathing) C (Circulation):

* Keep safe, check for danger before approaching

* Check casualty's response "hello can you hear me?"

* Make sure the person's airway is open by leaning their head and lifting their chin

* Check for normal breathing

* If breathing normally, check circulation, then place casualty in recovery position, get help and check for continued breathing

* Place one hand on the forehead and gently lean the head back and lift the chin

* Pinch the person's nose, place your mouth over their mouth and, by puffinglittle by little, give two rescues breaths, each over on second.

Giving chest compression

> Find the place where the ribs meet the breastbone, and lay two fingers there.

> Put the heel of your other hand on their breastbone, just above where your two fingers are.

> Put your first hand on top of this hand, locking your fingers together - as shown.

> Keeping your shoulders above the centre of the person's chest and your arms straight, press down on their chest by about 4 to 5 cm

> Release the pressure, but keep your hands where they are. This is a chest compression.

> Do 15 chest compressions in just under 10 seconds.

> Give two breaths of mouth-to-mouth.

> Continue to give 15 compressions followed by two breaths of mouth-to-mouth, until help arrives

Put them into the recovery positions:

> Place arm nearest you at a right angle, with palm facing up,

> Move other arm, palm upwards, against the person's cheek. Then get hold of the knee furthest from you and pull up until foot is flat on the floor

> Pull he knee towards you, keeping the person's hand pressed against their cheek, and position the leg at a right angle.

> Make sure the airway remains open by leaning the head back and lifting the chin, check breathing

> Dial 999 and ask for an ambulance

> Monitor the casualty's condition until help arrives

Beside the first aid they will also have RIDDOR requirement. The manager checks the following any accidents, incidents they should be carried out or reported to the HSE.

To control the hazard we need to make sure that we carry out a risk assessment. The risk assessment is the procedure to minimize the accidents and it has common steps to do which are:

• Identify the hazards.

• Identify possible consequences based on who is at the risk might be harmed and how.
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• Evaluate the risks/ chance that hazard will cause harm.

• Record your control measures e.g. equipment and written report

• Review your risk assessment.

It is important to review the policies and procedures before and afterwards and see if everything worked. If not what can put in place such as if staffs are not trained well then manger has a responsibly to provide training. And remember that when dealing with individuals, risk assessment and evaluation is an on-going process. We need to re-evaluate the risk. The Health and Safety at Work Act ...

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