SS1 Catering Craft Practices Lesson Note on First Aid and Fire Fighting Equipment

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TOPIC: FIRST AID AND FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

SUB TOPIC 1: Definition of first-aid / contents of first aid box and their uses/ first-aid treatments and remedy.

MEANING OF FIRST AID/DEFINITION

Illness, accidents and other emergencies to guest and staff from time to time in any establishment when people at work suffer injuries or fall, it is important that they receive immediate attention and if the condition of the victim is serious an ambulance is called.

DEFINITION

First aid treatment is the treatment given to a victim before the arrival or consultation of a medical doctor. The employer must provide sufficient first aid equipment and facilities. The personnel to administer first aid should also be available at all times and the staff should know who they are. The first aider should be available to give immediate assistance to causalities with both common injuries and illness.

Since 1982 it has been a legal requirement that adequate first aid equipment and facilities should be provided in the place of work.

In large establishment there may be resident doctor or qualified nurse in attendance.

In the catering industry, while the housekeeper may or may not be the official first aider she may become involved as she is the one responsible for the comfort of others. One being told that a guest or staff is or had an accident, the housekeeper will visit them and see to their needs, helping them in whatever way she can by making them comfortable and where necessary calling the doctor and following his instructions. In the case of a disease that need the attention of the doctor that are communicable e.g. small pox, diphtheria, measles etc. the doctor is notified and if the room needs to be fumigated this will be done with an approved fumigant or by the health authorities to prevent other guests or staff contacting it.

In the case of a death being reported to the house-keeper, she is expected to inform the manager and a doctor. And also, she should make effort to prevent unauthorized persons entering the room. While the room is locked until the body is removed. Similarly, in the case of a suspected suicide, any drinking glass, tablets, or vomits must be left for the doctor and or police to see as they may be needed for evidence.

THE FIRST AID BOX

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