First Aid

[SwampDonkey]

All part of working in woods crews now a days and all pre-commercial thinning crews on crown land where there can be 20 people on one block swinging saws.

This Thursday and Friday we took our First Aid through Saint John Ambulance. I had my guys trained three years ago and this was their expiry. I also attended because we are moving on crown for most the summer and working under a fellow contractor we've known for a long time. So some one else is writing the cheques this summer.  ;D

If anyone has been reluctant to take the course, it's no big deal and you'll be surprised that a lot is just common sense.

The NB WCB is also pushing training tor AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training. We did that to, and as the instructor said all the way along the course, "piece of cake". Although, those suckers are $2500. The ones sold in Canada do not shock on automatic, you have the hit the "shock" button. Not all provinces will allow their use as they are considered a medical act and only doctors can use or assign the use of them. They only shock under 2 of 4 Cardiac conditions, Ventricular Fibrillation (quivering heart) and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (racing heart beat).

Anyway, thought I would bring it up.

[Gary_C]

I take First Aid and CPR training every TWO years. It's an OSHA requirement and the American Heart Association sets the time at two, not three years. :

Those defilibrators we use have an Analyze time and will not shock if not advised.

[SwampDonkey]

Those defilibrators we use have an Analyze time and will not shock if not advised.

Yeah, that's the way they all are. Once they are turned on they analyze. But ours are not automated to shock, got to hit the button first then it tells ya to get back before it zaps.  Sure are expensive CD walkmans, eh? ;D :D