When do you need a Paramedic?:

Number of workers at work site per shift.	Close work site (up to 20 min)	Distant work site (20 – 40 min)	Isolated work site (more than 40 min)
1	Type P First Aid Kit	Type P First Aid Kit	Type P First Aid Kit
2-4	Emergency First Aider No. 1 First Aid Kit	1 Standard First Aider No. 2 First Aid Kit 3 blankets	1 Standard First Aider No. 2 First Aid Kit 3 blankets
5-9	1 Emergency First Aider 1 Standard First Aider No. 2 First Aid Kit	2 Standard First Aiders No. 2 First Aid Kit 3 blankets	2 Standard First Aiders No. 2 First Aid Kit 3 blankets
10-19	1 Emergency First Aider 1 Standard First Aider No. 2 First Aid Kit 3 blankets	2 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretcher, splints	2 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretcher, splints
20-49	2 Emergency First Aiders 1 Standard First Aider No. 2 First Aid Kit 3 blankets	3 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretch	3 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretcher, splints
50-99	2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets	2 Emergency First Aiders 3 Standard First Aiders No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretcher, splints	4 Standard First Aiders 1 Advanced First Aider No. 3 First Aid Kit 3 blankets, stretcher, splints
100-199	2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders 1 Advanced First Aider First Aid Room	4 Standard First Aiders 1 Advanced First Aider First Aid Room	4 Standard First Aiders 1 Advanced First Aider First Aid Room
200 or more	2 Emergency First Aiders 2 Standard First Aiders 1 Nurse or 1 EMT-P Plus 1 Standard First Aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers First Aid Room	4 Standard First Aiders 1 Nurse or 1 EMT-P Plus 1 Standard First Aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers First Aid Room	4 Standard First Aiders 1 Advanced First Aider 1 Nurse or 1 EMT-P Plus 1 Standard First Aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers First Aid Room
Note: Number of first aiders indicated is for a shift at all times.

Emergency First Aider Qualifications:

Emergency scene management
Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
Breathing emergency recognition & first aid
Wound care including chemical burns
Cardiovascular Emergencies (i.e. heart attack)
CPR
AED (Automated External Defibrillation)

Standard First Aider Qualifications: All mandatory topics above plus:

Poisons, bites and stings
Multiple casualty management
Secondary survey
Bone and joint injuries upper and lower limbs; muscle strains
Head, spinal and pelvic injuries
Wound care including thermal injuries, eye injuries & frostbite
Medical conditions
Heat & cold emergencies
Chest injuries
Diabetic emergencies
Seizures
Asthmatic emergencies
Allergic reactions

Advanced First Aider Qualifications: All mandatory topics above plus:

Advanced splinting and multiple common splints
Advanced head and spinal injury care
Communicable diseases
Patient assessment (primary and secondary surveys)
Cardiovascular emergencies with one-and two-rescuer, adult CPR
Triage – multiple casualty management
Rescue and transportation
Documentation
Poisons and toxins
Emergency childbirth and miscarriage
Oxygen administration
Airway management, including oropharyngeal airways and suctioning
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
Drowning / near drowning
Respiratory distress
Cardiology
Abdominal pain
CPR Basic Rescuer (Level C)
Sprains and strains
Fractures, including femur and pelvic fractures
Dislocations and field relocation techniques
Head and facial trauma
Spinal injuries
Chest trauma
Abdominal trauma
Heat injuries and dehydration

First Aid Providers
The designated First Aid Provider must not be assigned work that conflicts with their duties and responsibilities to provide first aid. The assigned work must also allow the provider to remain fit and clean so that they can administer first aid.

Transportation Requirements
Employers have two options when deciding the type of transportation used for injured and ill workers:

1. An employer can use a local ambulance service but it is recommended that the service be capable of arriving at the site within 40 minutes.

2. If that option is not possible, an employer is to have a means of transportation from the work site that meet the following criteria:

a. - It must suit the distance to be traveled while keeping the ill or injured worker safe and comfortable.
b. - It must protect the injured worker and accompanying person from the weather and provide sufficient heat to keep both individuals warm.
c. - It must be equipped with a means of communication that allows occupants to communicate with a health care facility.
d. - It must be large enough to accommodate a stretcher and an additional person.

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