Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... 161. Emergencies. At every place where a scaffold is used under circumstances that might lead to injuries to the workmen, there should be a first-aid outfit, containing supplies sufficient to treat minor injuries. On every large construction job there should also be at least one man who has a thorough knowledge of the proper methods for rendering first-aid to the injured, and he should be supplied with a more extensive outfit. It is important, in rendering first-aid, to remember that it is skill and knowledge that count, and not good intentions. A great deal of harm can be done by the well-meaning efforts of an uninstructed person in attempting to give first-aid to an injured man, and unless the service is rendered by a man who has received thorough instruction in the art, it is often better to merely await the arrival of a physician, without attempting to render any aid except to check copious bleeding or to perform artificial respiration. It is always better to do something, --even if it is the wrong thing, --rather than to allow the injured man to die from loss of blood or from asphyxiation due to the cessation of his breathing. Whenever a firstaid cabinet is kept at hand, whether it is on a construction job or elsewhere, it should be kept in a dry, accessible place, and its location should be made known to every employee, so that it can be found without a moment of unnecessary delay. The addresses of several physicians who can be had upon short notice should be posted in some conspicuous place, together with their telephone numbers. If there is a telephone on the job these addresses should be posted close to it, to avoid loss of time in putting in an emergency call. First-aid services should always be regarded as just what their name.
