Title: Identify first-aid supplies, personnel, and emergency protection areas.
Course: Biomedical Technician (14900) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Identification should include

- identifying emergency situations requiring first aid (e.g., cuts, burns, electrical shock, injury from biological and chemical spills or inhalation of chemicals)
- identifying equipment and supplies required to handle simple emergency situations (i.e., those listed above)
- identifying the location of equipment and supplies to respond to emergencies
- being prepared to participate in an emergency response
- activating an appropriate emergency response plan/team, including the use of SDS
- knowing one's individual role in the emergency response plan/team
- identifying eye-wash stations, showers, hoods (i.e., fume, biological), personal protective equipment (PPE), and SDS.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does one locate information on safety and first-aid procedures in the work area?
- Why must biomedical technicians be familiar with first-aid procedures?
- What are emergency protection areas? Why are they important in biomedical lab settings?