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[Music] in the event of a medical emergency the assistance a casualty receives in the first few minutes even seconds can easily make the difference between life and death first aid is intended to fill this critical gap until professional medical assistants can arrive employers have a legal duty to assess the first aid risks in their workplace and provide suitable arrangements as a minimum this will involve the provision of a first aid box and nominating named individuals to coordinate the provision of first aid dependent on size and risk employers must also provide specialist hands-on training to provide so-called qualified first aiders this training program provides a basic introduction to first aid at work it is intended to assist nominated first aid coordinators as well as providing everyone with simple guidance that can be followed until a qualified first aider or medical professional arrives to begin with prepare yourself by making sure you know where your first aid box is located and who if any are your qualified first aiders if it has been assessed that you do not need one then there will always be a nominated person who will coordinate first aid until qualified help arrives indeed this may be you in the event of an emergency here is the approach to take and in this order of priority first send for help this should be done without delay second assess the situation do not put yourself in danger many have died or injured themselves whilst attempting to provide emergency assistance third make the area safe if there are immediate hazards threatening you or the injured we will look at examples of how to do this fourth if there is more than one casualty attend first to those who are unconscious it's a reasonable rule of thumb that anyone who's conscious and making a lot of noise perhaps shouting or groaning is not in immediate danger however they can easily dominate the attention of the untrained first aider [Music] you