Title: Identify first-aid situations, supplies, personal protective measures, emergency protection areas, and actions of a first responder.
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Identification should include

- emergency situations requiring first aid, such as cuts, burns, and other injuries from biological and chemical spills or inhalation of chemicals
- equipment and supplies required to handle simple emergency situations, such as those listed above
- eye-wash stations, showers, hoods, and equipment needed for personal protection
- appropriate initial action plan, including use of Safety Data Sheets (SDS), for a team responding to a simple emergency situation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does one locate information on safety and first-aid procedures?
- Why must medical laboratory professionals be familiar with first-aid procedures?
- What are emergency protection safety stations? Why are they important in laboratory settings?
- What are the types of fire extinguishers? How is each type used within the lab?