WAC 388-112-0255   What is first-aid training?  First-aid training is training that meets the guidelines established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and listed at www.osha.gov. Topics include:

     (1) General program elements, including:

     (a) Responding to a health emergency;

     (b) Surveying the scene;

     (c) Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);

     (d) Basic first aid intervention;

     (e) Standard precautions;

     (f) First aid supplies; and

     (g) Trainee assessments.

     (2) Type of injury training, including:

     (a) Shock;

     (b) Bleeding;

     (c) Poisoning;

     (d) Burns;

     (e) Temperature extremes;

     (f) Musculoskeletal injuries;

     (g) Bites and stings;

     (h) Confined spaces; and

     (i) Medical emergencies; including heart attack, stroke, asthma attack, diabetes, seizures, and pregnancy.

     (3) Site of injury training, including:

     (a) Head and neck;

     (b) Eye;

     (c) Nose;

     (d) Mouth and teeth;

     (e) Chest;

     (f) Abdomen; and

     (g) Hand, finger and foot.

     (4) Successful completion of first aid training, following the OSHA guidelines, also serves as proof of the CPR training.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 70.128.230, and 2005 c 505. 06-01-046, § 388-112-0255, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. 02-15-066, § 388-112-0255, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]