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O-Job Saety Booklet
L o s s P r e v e n t i o n D e p a r t m e n t
© Copyright 2008, Saudi Aramco. All rights reserved.
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Contents
1. Slips, Trips, and Falls at Home
2. Fire Saety
3. Electrical Saety
4. Accidental Poisoning
5. Food Saety
6. Choking
7. Drowning
8. Playground Saety
9. Toy Saety
10. Sports Saety
11. Sun Protection
12. Water Saety
13. Traic Saety
14. First Aid Basics
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Make a living room livable
• Place throw rugs over rug-liners or choose rugs with nonskid
backs to reduce the chance o slipping.
• Avoid placing shag rugs, as they can cause alls by getting caught
on shoes.
• Arrange urniture so that they provide open pathways, clear o
obstructions.
• Avoid having glass tables, which can be especially dangerous
should you trip and all into one. Instead, choose sturdy woodentables with rounded corners.
Slips, Trips, and Falls
Home
Start at the ront door
• Make sure that there’s a contrast in
color and texture o ooring to help
accentuate height.
Every year, slips, trips, and alls
result in many o-job injuries;
some o these injuries can be
serious enough to land you in the
emergency room.
at
Prevent slips, trips, and alls by identiying and correcting the
hazards associated with these incidents.
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• Keep your living room oor tidy
rom things you can trip over like
toys, tools, or books.
• Secure all telephone and electrical
cords out o walkways.
Step in and out o bathrooms saely
• Install handrails near your bath, shower, and toilet.
• Use nonslip mats in the bathroom; a bathmat on the oor, and anappropriate mat or adhesive saety strips or decals in the bathtub
or shower.
• Always keep your bathroom oor clean and dry by wiping up wet
oors immediately.
• Use a soap dish to keep soap and other items o the bathtub or
shower oor.
• Remove soap buildup regularly rom bathtubs or showers to
prevent slipping.
Keep the kitchen sae orcooking
• Wipe up spills immediately.
• Always use appropriate
stepladders or stools when
reaching items stored in high
cabinets or on high shelves.
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Going up or down the stairssaely
• Keep staircases well-lit with light
switches installed at the top and the
bottom.
• Ensure that handrails are installed on
all stairways and steps.
• Install saety gates at the top and bottom o the stairs i you have
small children.
• Keep stairways clear o clutter and never use the stairs as
temporary storage or or displaying decorative items.
• Avoid placing throw rugs at the top, bottom, or on the staircase.
• Make sure all rugs have skid-resistant backing and the edges are
held down with carpet tape.
• Check your stairs regularly or worn or loose carpeting or
protruding carpet tacks, and to ensure that all steps are in good
condition.
• Install antislip tread i your steps have a smooth surace, to
provide saer traction.
• Always hold onto handrails when going up or down the stairs.
• Avoid carrying vision blocking loads. Carry a small enough load
so you can see where you are stepping and to easily keep one
hand ree to hold onto the handrail.
• Always remember to go slow — rushing or running on stairs is
asking or a all.
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Using ladders saely
• Only use a ladder that is in
good condition. I your ladderhas any deects, have it fxed or
replaced immediately.
• Set a straight or extension
ladder at a 4:1 slope (i.e., or
every 4 m height, set the ladder
at a 1 m distance rom the
structure) and ensure it is stablebeore climbing up.
• Set the ladder up on a frm, level ooting. Have three points o
contact on the ladder — two hands and one oot, or two eet
and one hand while climbing; and two eet and one hand while
working. Ask someone to hold the ladder steady.
• Avoid overreaching. Use a ladder appropriate or the height you
are trying to reach.
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Fire poses a serious threat to everyone in your home. These
basic preventive measures can help you minimize the risk o fre
and related injuries:
Fire Saety
• Ensure the electrical wiring in
your home is installed properly
and in good condition.
• Never overload electrical
circuits. Be cautious when using
extension cords and multiple
sockets.
• Frequently examine electric
heaters, cooking equipment,
and other appliances to ensurethat they are in good operating
condition. Replace rayed cords
and broken or loose plugs.
• Store oily cloths saely away rom heat sources in closed metal
containers. Discard trash promptly.
• Store ammable liquids in containers
specifcally designed and approved or
this use. Keep containers saely away
rom heat sources.
• Keep appropriate fre extinguishers in
your home and know how to use them
properly.
• Install smoke detectors on every oor o your home, especiallyoutside bedrooms, and make sure they’re properly maintained.
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• Never smoke in bed! It’s the number one cause o fre-related
atalities. Make sure that ashtrays are large and deep, and that
cigarette butts are ully extinguished.
• Develop an escape plan in case you have to evacuate the house in
a fre, and make sure that every amily member knows the proper
evacuation procedures. Designate a meeting place outside so
that you can easily determine i all your amily members escaped
saely. Remind amily members to never go back inside a burning
building no matter what.
• I you live in a multi-story house, make sure there’s an escaperoute out o upstairs windows.
• Post the phone number o the local fre department near all
telephones in your home and make sure that every member o the
amily knows how to report a fre.
Kitchen fre
Kitchen or grease fres are a leading cause o home fres. Take these
steps to avoid them:
• Never leave cooking unattended.
• Keep appliances clean.
• Wear close-ftting clothing when you’re cooking.
• Heat oil slowly — preer to use temperature-controlled rying
pans.
• Turn pot handles in.
• Don’t overload electrical outlets.
• Only use microwave sae utensils and cookware in microwave
ovens.
• Keep combustibles away rom the stove.
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Despite your best saetyeorts, a fre in your kitchenmay still start. I so, ollow
these actions to put it out:
• Smother a grease fre — never
put water on a cooking fre! I
a cooking pan catches fre, turn
o the burner, put on an oven
mitt, and slide an appropriate
size lid onto the pan. I ood in the oven catches fre, keep the
door shut and turn the oven o. I the fre doesn’t go out, callthe fre department.
• Keep the microwave door shut — i a fre starts in your
microwave, keep the door shut and turn o the appliance, then
unplug it. I you open the door, you will eed oxygen to the fre,
making it burn more.
• Use a fre extinguisher i necessary — make sure you know
how to use it beore a fre starts. A multipurpose class A:B:C
extinguisher is best or kitchen use.
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Electrical Saety
Electricity is an essential part o our daily lie. It’s so
commonplace that at times we orget the dierent hazards
that it can cause. Follow these simple rules to ensure electrical
saety at home:
• Never orce a plug into an outlet i
it doesn’t ft properly.
• Put saety covers on all unused
outlets accessible to children.
• Don’t plug too many extension or
appliance cords into one outlet.
• Make sure outlets don’t have
loose-ftting plugs, which can
overheat and cause a fre.
• Make sure wall plates are on every
outlet and are in good condition.
• Make sure that outlets and switch plates are not hot to touch.
• Don’t nail or staple cords to the wall, baseboard, or any other
object.
• Inspect electrical cords regularly to make sure they’re in good
condition.
• Extension cords should only be used on a temporary basis, never
in place o permanent wiring.
• Turn o electrical equipment beore unplugging it; never use wet
hands to remove a plug.
• Unplug electrical equipment by frmly grasping the plug itsel,
never by pulling the cord.
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• Never carry household appliances by the cord.
• Keep all electrical appliances away rom water.
• Use the proper wattage and type o bulb or each light fxture andensure that the bulb is screwed in securely.
• Install ground ault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) in wet locations or
near a water source (e.g., in the bathroom and kitchen). GFCIs are
used to help prevent shocks, burns, electrocutions, and fres by
automatically shutting o when the circuit is interrupted.
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Make sure light fxtures (e.g., table or oor lamps) are owhenever a room will remain unoccupied or an extended time
period.
• Make sure space heaters are positioned at least 1 m away rom
combustible materials, such as bedding, clothing, curtains, and
rugs.
• Make sure portable heaters are plugged directly into an outlet not
into an extension cord and are turned o and unplugged whennot in use.
• For outdoor use, make sure extension cords are marked or
outdoor use and rated or the power needs o your tools.
• Keep outdoor electrical outlets covered and dry.
• Make sure electrical outlets around pools, ponds, and hot tubs are
equipped with GFCIs.
• Know where underground electrical lines are located on your
property.
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Accidental Poisoning
Each year many people are accidentally poisoned. The causes o
poisoning oten vary according to age. Children younger than
6 years o age, or example, are at a greater risk o being poisoned
by household cleaners or products because they are curious and like
to put things in their mouths. Older adults who take medication are
poisoned by taking too much o a medication, the wrong kind, or
a mixture o medication. Here are ways to help poison-proo yourhome room-by-room.
Bathroom
• Place all medication inside childproo
cabinets that lock.
• Keep cosmetics and other bathroom
products, such as mouthwash, awayrom children’s reach.
• Use child-resistant caps and keep
medication lids tightly closed.
• Never take medication in ront o a
child or reer to it as candy. Children
oten mimic adult actions.• Always ollow the doctor’s
recommended dosage or the dosage
on the label.
• Never give medication to your child in the dark; you may give the
wrong dosage or even the wrong medication.
•Keep medicines in their original containers to prevent the wrongmedication being taken by mistake.
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• Discard old and outdated
medicines by ushing them
down the toilet.
Bedroom
• Keep personal care items, such as hair sprays, perume, and nail
polish removers, away rom children’s reach.
• Keep mothballs and crystals in child-resistant containers.
• Only allow children to use toys and art supplies that are nontoxic
and lead ree.
Living room
• Visitors may carry medications in coat pockets, jackets, and
purses; make sure to hang garments and store purses out o
children’s reach.
• Make sure items used in your home are lead ree.
• Know the properties o all indoor and outdoor plants. Remove any
poisonous plants rom your home and garden.
Kitchen
• Never store cleaning products and ood in the same area.
• Store cleaning products in locked cabinets away rom the sight
and reach o children.
• Keep all cleaning products in their original containers.
• Never remove product labels. They contain important saety and
emergency inormation.
• Never leave opened cleaning products unattended.
• Always return a product to its proper storing place ater use and
make sure that you close it properly.
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Garage
• Store all hazardous products, such as pesticides, lawn chemicals,
paint and paint thinners, and automotive products, on highshelves or locked cabinets away rom children’s reach.
Keeping seniors sae rom
poisoning
• Make sure that the older
members o your amily
always turn on the lightwhen taking medication at
night and double-check the
doctor’s instructions or the
appropriate dosage.
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Food Saety
The potential or bacterial contamination is what makes eating
out in restaurants a saety concern. Food can be contaminated
with harmul bacteria i it has contact with:
• Pests (ies, rats, etc.).
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People with poor hygiene.
• Contaminated tools (e.g., when
the same cutting board is used
or both raw and cooked ood
without being thoroughly
washed in between).
• Foods that are contaminated (e.g., when juice rom thawing
chicken drips onto salad greens).
• Food that’s not kept at the right temperature (e.g., ood that has
been let at room temperature or more than two hours).
Here are some things to look or when choosingwhere to eat out or buy ready-made ood.
Danger signs• Dirty public areas such as dirty toilets and bathrooms. I the areas
you can see are not clean and managed well, imagine the state o
the areas you cannot see.
• Dirty tables, crockery, cutlery, and glassware.
• Sta with dirty hands or fngernails, dirty aprons, or dirty hair that
is not tied back.
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• Overowing trash bins or bags ull o trash outside the premises
that can attract pests and ies.
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Hair, insects, or other oreign objects in ood.
Good signs
• Food that is very hot when served. Cold oods, such as salads, that
are properly cold when served.
• In open buet, a resh batch o ood is brought out when a batch
is fnished (an old batch o ood should never be topped up with a
resh one).
• Sel-service ridges are properly cold.
• Sta hygiene training certifcates posted on the walls or ood
saety instructions posted in ood preparation areas.
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Choking
Worldwide, thousands o children die o choking-related
deaths every year. These tragic deaths are oten the result
o improper adult supervision. The best way to avoid choking is by
applying preventive measures.
Be aware o toys
• Pay close attention to the
age recommendations on the
package.
• Never let younger children play
with toys designated or older
children.
• Teach older children to put their toys away and out o the reach oyounger children.
• Make requent checks around the house to make sure that toys
are saely put away. Remember to check under urniture and
between cushions.
• Never give a small child a small toy, including toys small enough
to ft through a 3 cm circle, toys that are smaller than 6 cm long,small toy cars with removable rubber wheels, marbles, and small
balls.
Other dangerous items
• Keep coins, batteries, pens and caps, nails, rings, and other round
objects that can ft into a child’s mouth out o children’s reach.
•Never leave uninated or inated balloons where children can getto them.
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• Keep oors, tables, and cabinet tops ree o small objects that
could be swallowed.
• When visiting amily and
riends, inspect and remove
choking hazards beore
allowing your child to
wander around.
Serve sae ood
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Insist your child sits down when eating, preerably at the table.• Encourage your child to eat slowly and chew his/her ood well.
• Never eed your child in a moving vehicle and don’t let a child
suck on candies or eat ood while lying down.
• When serving hotdogs, slice each one down lengthwise and then
cut it into small pieces.
• Cut meat into very small bite-size pieces.
• Slice round ruit like grapes into quarters.
• Cut raw vegetables into small pieces.
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Drowning
Drowning is a leading cause o death or children. A drowning
can happen very quickly and in very little water (3 to 5 cm).
Here are some guidelines you can ollow to prevent your children
rom drowning at home:
Bathtubs
• Never leave a baby alone
in the bathtub; always
keep the baby within
arm’s reach.
• Don’t leave a baby in the
care o another child.
• Never leave your baby
unattended to answer
the phone, door, or or
any other reason — not
even or a second. I you must leave, take the baby with you.
• Don’t rely on a bath seat as a substitute or proper supervision; it’s
only a bathing aid, not a saety device.
• Never use a baby bath seat in a nonskid, slip resistant bathtub
as the suction cups will not adhere to the bathtub surace or can
detach unexpectedly.
• Make sure to always drain the bathtub rom water ater each use.
Children can drown in very little water.
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Toilets
• Keep the toilet lid down and consider using a toilet latch to stop
young children rom opening the lid. Better yet, keep bathroom
doors closed.
Buckets
• Never leave a bucket containing
even a small amount o liquidunattended. When you have
fnished using a bucket, empty it
immediately.
• Store buckets where children
cannot reach them.
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Playground Saety
Playing at playgrounds promotes the healthy development
o children and gives them the opportunity to run, climb,
and explore with other children. However, many children visit
the emergency room every year because o playground-related
injuries. Here are some steps to help ensure children’s saety at
playgrounds.
• Stop horseplay and equipment misuse immediately.
Sot suraces
• The all zone (the area under and around the equipment where
a child alling rom the equipment would land) should extend at
least 2 m in all directions rom the edge o the equipment.
• The all zone surace should be ree o standing water, debris, and
sharp objects.
• The all zone should be flled with loose-fll material that cushions
alls, such as sand and wood chips. Concrete, asphalt, and grassare too hard to cushion alls.
Playground supervision
• Constantly supervise your child
at play.
• Make sure that your child plays
on age-appropriate equipment.
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Give on-the-scene instructionsor sae play and then reinorce
the instructions during
playtime.
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Sae equipment
Swings
• They should be equipped with sot plastic seats, not metal
or wooden ones. Metal seats can get too hot in the summer
causing burns, while wooden seats can have splinters or sharp
components that can injure.
• Swings should be set ar enough away rom other equipment to
prevent hitting children.
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Each swing should support amaximum o two seats spaced at
least 60 cm apart.
• Younger children should only
use ull-bucket seats; hal-bucket
seats are dangerous or babies
and toddlers because their small
bodies can slide out o them.
Slides
• Slides should be well anchored
and have frm handrails and good
traction on the steps.
• Each slide should have a bar at
the top to ensure that children sitbeore they go down.
• No gaps should appear between
the slide itsel and the platorm.
• Children should not wear clothing with drawstrings, which can
get caught on slide parts.
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Seesaws
• Don’t allow children to use
adjustable seesaws with chainsbecause they can crush their hands
under the chain.
• Allow children to only use seesaws
that have a tire or some other
object under the seat to keep it
rom hitting the ground.
Climbing equipment
• Children younger than 4 years should not be allowed to use
climbing equipment or horizontal ladders.
• Steps and handrails should be in good condition and guardrails or
barriers should surround raised platorms.
• Climbing ropes should be secured both at the top and bottom.
Special playground saety tips
• Inspect openings that can trap children (in guardrails or between
ladder rungs) to make sure they’re less than 9 cm or more than23 cm apart.
• Make sure that guardrails surround all elevated platorms and are
at least 78 cm high.
• Remove exposed concrete ootings, tree roots, or rocks that could
trip children.
• Make sure that there are no sharp edges and dangerous
hardware, like hooks and protruding bolts.
• Limit the number o children on each piece o equipment.
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Sae playing rules
To avoid injuries that can result rom unsae behaviors, parents
must instruct and enorce these sae play rules.
Swinging
• Always sit in the center o the swing; never stand or kneel.
• Hold on with both hands.
• Stop the swing beore getting o.
• Walk around the swing, but not tooclose to the ront or the back.
• Never allow a child to push another
child on the swing.
• Only one person per swing.
• Never swing empty swings; never
twist chains.
• Never put head and/or eet through exercise rings on the swing
sets.
Sliding
• Hold on with both hands as you go up
and down the steps; take one step at a
time.
• Never go up the sliding surace or the
rame.
• Keep at least one arm’s length rom other
children.
• Slide down one child at a time, with eet
frst and always sitting up.
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• Make sure no one is in ront o the slide beore sliding down.
• Wait your turn patiently, avoid pushing or shoving.
• Leave the bottom o the slide ater you have taken your turn.
Climbing
• Use both hands.
• Be careul when climbing down and watch out or others climbing
up.
• Avoid using the climbing equipment where there are too many
children.
• Start all rom the same end o the equipment and move in the
same direction.
• Stay well behind the person in ront and watch out or swinging
eet.
• Never use the climbing equipment when it is wet.
• Avoid speed contests or trying to cover too large a distance in one
move.
• Drop rom the bars with knees slightly bent and land on both eet.
Seesawing
• Sit acing each other, not leaning back.
• Keep a frm hold with both hands.
• Never stand or run on the board.
• Keep eet out rom underneath the
board as it descends.
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Toy Saety
Playing with toys is an essential part o every child’s lie.
Unortunately, some toys can be dangerous or children. Poorly
constructed toys or toys that are inappropriate or a child’s age and
maturity level can lead to injuries and even death. (Inormation on
how to prevent choking on toys can be ound on page 15.)
• Look or good design and
quality construction in the toy
you buy.
• Choose a toy that is appropriate
or your child’s age and
maturity level and that is lead
ree.
• Careully inspect the toy beore purchasing it. Make sure that
all toy parts are properly secured so no part can accidentally be
swallowed. Avoid toys that have small, removable parts that can
be swallowed.
• Consider the noise level o the toy. Some toys, such as pop guns,
can produce noise levels that can damage hearing.
• Beore letting your child play with the new toy, discard all
accompanying plastic wrappers or bags. These pose a risk or
suocation i children place them over their head.
• Check toys regularly to ensure that they are not damaged or pose
hazards. Throw away broken toys.
• Store toys in open, plastic crates or on low shelving units easily
accessible to children.
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• Toys that are used
outside should be stored
properly when children
fnish playing with them.A previously sae toy
can become dangerous
i damaged or rusted by
prolonged exposure to
moisture.
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• Always supervise your child at all times even when he/she is
playing with a toy that is recommended or his/her age group.
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Provide adequate adult supervision and commitment
to saety
•Select leagues and teams that value the importance o saety andinjury prevention during sports.
• Choose coaches trained and certifed in Basic Lie Support (BLS)
and First Aid.
• Enroll your child in a team with a coach who enorces sae playing
rules and requires the use o personal protective equipment.
Ensure proper preparation or the activity
• Make sure that children are matched in teams and types o sports
according to their skill level, size, and physical and emotional
maturity.
• Make sure your child is adequately prepared or the sport with
warm-up exercises and training sessions beore participating in
actual competitive games.
• Make sure your child drinks plenty o uids beore and ater the
activity.
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Ensure ater-the-game precautions
• Cool down. Cooling down exercises will help
loosen the body’s muscles that have tightened
during sports.
• Injuries heal completely. I your child gets
injured during a game, minimize long-term
damage by allowing the aected area to heal
completely beore participating in the sport again.
• Don’t rush. It’s important or your child to ease back into a
routine i he/she has been inactive or a long period o time.
For example, ater a long summer break, children should beginphysical activity beore their sport ofcially begins.
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Sun Protection
Staying cool in Saudi Arabia is more than a matter o comort;
it’s also a saety concern. Every year, high temperatures put
people at risk or heat-related illnesses.
Protecting babies rom the
heat
Babies need special care duringhot weather
• A tepid bath can help keep your
baby cool on a very hot day. The
water should be warm enough
to be comortable; cool or cold
water should not be used.
• Dress your baby in light, comortable clothing such as a singlet
or diaper. Make sure, however, that their bodies are completely
covered i out in the sun.
• Make sure that the room
temperature is comortable but not
too cold i the air conditioning is
on.• Avoid traveling with your baby in a
vehicle in hot weather, i possible.
I you must, travel early in the
day or in the evening. Babies can
overheat quickly in cars so keep
them in the shade as much as possible. Remember that babies’
skin can burn by sunlight passing through car windows. Never
leave a baby alone in a car.
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Prickly heat
Prickly heat is a rash o tiny red pin-head spots and tiny blisters that
commonly occurs on parts o the skin that remain moist, such as thebaby’s diaper area or under the chin. Protect your baby’s skin rom
prickly heat by:
• Keeping the baby’s skin dry. For example, remove the baby’s
diaper rom time to time to allow the skin to dry.
• Applying creams, such as zinc and cod-liver oil, on the aected
area o the baby’s skin.
• Changing the baby’s clothes more oten and giving tepid baths.
Babies and the sun
A baby’s skin is thin and has not yet developed the natural protection
needed rom the sun, making it more susceptible to burns and sun
damage. For protection rom the sun:
• Keep your baby in the shade as much as possible.
• Cover your baby’s body, arms, and legs with clothing, and his/her
head with a wide-brimmed hat.
• Apply to your baby’s skin sunscreen made or babies or toddlers,
with sun protection actor (SPF) o at least 15.
Dehydration
I babies don’t get enough to drink or they lose a lot o uid through
diarrhea, vomiting, or sweating, they can become dehydrated. To
prevent dehydration:
• Provide breasted babies with extra breast milk to meet their uid
needs.
• Provide bottle-ed babies with extra drinks o cool, boiled water.
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Symptoms of dehydration in babies
• Appearing unwell.
• More irritable than usual.
• Weight loss.
• Dried skin.
• Sunken ontanel.
• Fewer wet diapers than usual.
Most babies can recover rom minor dehydration with extra uids. Seekimmediate medical assistance i you suspect that your baby is seriously
dehydrated.
Heat stroke
Heat stroke, a serious or atal condition,
occurs when too much water is lost and
the baby’s or child’s temperature starts to
rise.
Symptoms of heat stroke in babies or
children
• Rising body temperature.
• Smaller amounts o urine than usual; dark colored urine.
• Increased thirst with decreased drinking as the baby gets weaker.
• Dry mouth and eyes.
• Headaches and muscle cramps.
• Drowsiness and lethargy.
• Conusion, shortness o breath, and vomiting.
• Coma
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What to do for heat stroke
I your baby or child has any o the above signs o heat stroke, seek
immediate medical treatment. While waiting or medical help, youshould keep your child covered with cool, damp cloths. Keep trying to
give your child small amounts o uids — unless she/he is unconscious
and unable to swallow.
Protecting yoursel rom the heat
Causes of heat-related illnesses
Heat-related illnesses, ranging rom mild heat rash to severe heat stroke,occur when your body cannot cool itsel. As the air temperature rises,
your body stays cool by releasing uid onto the skin. When sweating
isn’t enough to cool your body, your body temperature rises and you
may become ill. Prevent heal-related illnesses by:
• Scheduling outdoor activities or the cooler time o the day, beore
10 a.m. and ater 4 p.m.
• Taking requent breaks and
drinking water or other non-
caeinated uids every 15 to
20 minutes, even i you don’t
eel thirsty during an outdoor
activity.
• Wearing light-weight, light-
colored, loose-ftting clothing.
• Protecting yoursel rom the sun by wearing a wide-brimmed hat
or using an umbrella. Don’t orget to apply sunscreen.
• Gradually exposing yoursel to the hot weather so your body can
adapt to the heat.
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Heat rash
Also known as prickly heat, is a condition that occurs in hot, humid
environments.Symptoms of heat rash
• Tiny blister spots on the skin.
• Prickling sensation on the skin.
What to do to treat a heat rash
•
Clean skin.
• Apply mild drying lotion.
• Wear loose clothing.
• Rest in a cool place, and allow your skin to dry.
Heat cramps
Heat cramps are painul muscle spasms that occur rom drinking large
quantities o water without replacing lost body salt.
Symptoms of heat cramps
• Painul spasms o leg, arm, or abdominal muscles.
• Heavy sweating and thirst.
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What to do to treat heat cramps
• Loosen clothing.
• Drink lightly salted beverages
such as sport drinks.
• Rest in a cool area.
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Heat exhaustion
Heat exhaustion happens when one is exposed to heat or a prolonged
period o time and the body’s eort to cool itsel results in signifcantloss o body uid and certain essential minerals, such as sodium and
potassium. I not treated, heat exhaustion can lead to serious health
problems.
Symptoms of heat exhaustion
• Excessive sweating.
•
Cool, moist, pale skin.• Vomiting.
• Anxiety, conusion, ainting, and
decreased level o mental unction.
What to do to treat heat
exhaustion
• Move him/her to a cool,
shaded area.
• Administer uids by mouth
(0.15 L or hal a cup o
water every 15 minutes).
• Remove or loosen tight
clothing.
• Apply cool water on the
skin.
Heat stroke
Heat stroke occurs when the body’s temperature-regulating system ails.
A malunction o the temperature regulation center in your brain causes
sweating to stop and your body temperature to rapidly rise above 40 °C
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(104 °F). At such high temperatures, vital organs are prone to damage
and ailure.
Symptoms of heat stroke• Blurred vision, dizziness, and nausea.
• Hot, dry, spotted skin.
• Mental conusion.
• Delirium, generalized convulsion, loss o consciousness.
•
Respiratory and cardiac arrest. What to do to treat heat stroke
• Call the emergency medical services (in Saudi Aramco
communities, dial 110; in the local communities, dial 997)
immediately.
• Move the victim to a cool, shaded area.
• Place wet sheets around the body or wrap ice in clean cloths andplace them on the victim’s wrist, ankles, and neck to cool the large
blood vessels.
• Monitor his/her breathing and pulse i the victim is unconscious.
• Perorm Basic Lie Support i the victim has no pulse and only i
you’re trained to do so.
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Water SaetyPool Saety
Community pool safety rules
Follow these important safety rules
when visiting a community pool
• Obey the instructions o the
lieguard on duty.
• Never leave a child unsupervised
near or inside the pool. Appoint
responsible and capable adults
as designated watchers who can take turns. Don’t rely on older
siblings to provide adequate supervision.
• Don’t rely on lieguards to supervise your children.
• Obey the warning signs and notices around the pool.
• Make sure children don’t enter spas or hot tubs.
• Teach your children good pool saety habits, such as no running,
dunking, pushing, or jumping on others.
• Never assume your children cannot drown because they had
swimming lessons or are wearing otation devices.
• Don’t consider air-flled devices and toys, such as water wings
or even approved otation devices, as substitutes or adult
supervision.
• Don’t allow children to play as though they are drowning. A alse
alarm may mask a real emergency and delay rescue.
• Don’t allow diving rom the side o the pool unless the water is at
least 1.5 m deep.
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• Never allow your children to
swim immediately ater eating.
•
Make sure that you and yourchildren wear proper swimsuits.
Wearing loose clothing can
contribute to drowning.
Home pool safety rules
A swimming pool in the yard can be an invitation to a drowning incident
or young children. In addition to the community saety rules, pool
owners can take the ollowing precautions to help make their home
pools less dangerous:
• Never allow children near the pool
area without responsible adult
supervision.
• Surround your pool with a ence or
barrier that is at least 1.7 m high andhas child-proo gate latches. The latch
should be sel-closing and placed
at the top o the gate so that it’s
inaccessible to children. Never leave a
gate to the pool area propped open.
• Keep the area outside the ence ree
o objects, such as chairs, tables, andbenches, that could help children
climb over the ence and gain access
to the pool.
• Keep rescue equipment, such as a shepherd’s hook, by the pool.
• Keep a telephone and emergency telephone numbers posted near
the pool.
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• Teach your children how to swim.
Enroll them in swim classes when
they’re approximately 3 years o
age.
• Caregivers and baby-sitters should
learn Basic Lie Support.
• Keep CD players, radios, and other
electrical equipment away rom the
pool.
• Wear proper swimming attire. Never wear long, loose-ftting
clothing, such as an abaya or thobe, in water. Swimming ully
clothed adds a lot o extra weight and can increase your chance o
drowning.
• Always swim with a buddy; never swim alone.
• Swim in supervised areas only.
• Don’t let children with loose, long hair near a pool outlet. Thesuction can cause hair or body entrapment and drowning. Make
sure that they tie their hair up or wear a bathing cap.
• Keep kids out o the pool in a thunderstorm.
Beach saety
I you’re planning a day at the beach,
ollow the guidelines below to ensure
your own and your amily’s saety.
Learn to avoid drowning at the beach
by ollowing these guidelines:
• First and oremost you and your
amily should learn how to swim.
Learning to swim is the best wayto stay sae in and around water.
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• Pay attention to local weather conditions and orecasts. Stop
swimming at the fst sign o bad weather and return to shore.
•
Always listen to the lieguard’s advice and heed any warnings.• Stay away rom piers, pilings, and diving platorms when in the
water.
• Watch or aquatic lie. Water plants and animals can be
dangerous.
• Don’t try to swim against a current i caught in one. Swim
gradually out o the current by swimming across it.
Stay safe at the shore
• Protect your skin. Limit the amount o direct sunlight you receive
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun’s rays are the
strongest and always wear sunscreen with a sun protection actor
(SPF) o at least 15.
• Drink plenty o water regularly and oten, even i you don’t eel
thirsty.
• Wear eye protection. Choose
sunglasses that absorb at
least 90% o ultraviolet (UV)
sunlight.
•
Wear oot protection. Feet canget burned rom the sand or
cut rom broken glass hidden
beneath it.
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Traic SaetyVehicle saety
Sae driving means driving deensively
to avoid a preventable incident.
Deensive driving can improve
your ability to think, observe,
communicate, coordinate, and
navigate in trafc. Practice thesepreventive measures or sae driving.
Before you start driving make sure that you
• Take proper driving training.
• Obtain a valid Saudi driver’s license.
When preparing to drive make sure that you
• Inspect the vehicle’s saety equipment (e.g., spare tires, headlights
and turn signals).
• Inspect and maintain the vehicle’s
tire pressure per the manuacturer’s
specifcations.
• Adjust your seat so you’re 10 to
15 cm rom the lower rim o the
steering wheel and able to press the
pedals frmly. Sit up straight.
• Fasten your seat belt and make
sure that all passengers are properly
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restrained, including children with age- and size-appropriate child
restraints.
•
Adjust the rearview and side mirrors.
While driving make sure that you
• Keep constantly alert — look
ahead, in the mirrors, and
over your shoulders or blind
spots — so you’ll have advance
warning o potentially dangeroussituations.
• Watch the car ahead o you — and the car ahead o that one
— to give yoursel extra time to stop.
• Obey all trafc rules and regulations, especially speed limits.
• Never use a cell phone, eat, or drink.
• Never be under the inuence o medications, which can cause
impairment.
• Learn to anticipate potential hazards. For example, a deensive
driver expects the car ollowing the bus to suddenly swerve
around it into his lane.
• Use the horn whenever you’re not sure another driver sees you.
• At night, reduce your speed below the sae daytime speed.
• Day or night reduce speed or hazardous conditions such as bad
or adverse weather, broken pavement, children playing, highway
construction, camel crossings, congested areas, and hills or curves
that limit vision.
• I you’re tired or drowsy, stop and rest.
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Bicycle saety
Bicycles are a wonderul source o
exercise and un but they’re notwithout danger. Serious incidents
have occurred rom bicycle and
vehicle collisions. The ollowing tips
can help you prevent these types
o incidents:
• Choose a bike that matches
your size and the kind o riding you do. Consider the bicycle’sweight, height, and design.
• Choose a bicycle with saety equipment such as a horn, a bell, a
light in ront, and reectors all around. Consider having a carrier
basket that can help you carry things while leaving both hands
ree to control the bicycle.
•
Always wear a helmet. Buy a helmet that meets or exceedscurrent international saety standards. Make sure that the helmet
fts correctly: it should ft one or two fngers above the eyebrows;
its straps, when strapped, should orm a “V” under the ears and
should eel tight when opening the mouth as wide as possible.
• Repair the bicycle’s broken or worn
parts immediately. Frequently check
to make sure that the reectors areclean and not damaged, the saddle
and handlebars are tight and at the
right height, the tires are frm with
plenty o treads, the brakes work
properly, the wheels are not wobbly,
and the bicycle’s chain is snug and not
damaged.
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• Obey all trafc rules and regulations when you’re riding your bike.
Remember that on a bicycle you’re more vulnerable to incidents
than a driver inside the steel body o a vehicle.
Keep these additional tips in mind when riding your bicycle
• Avoid busy streets whenever you can.
• Keep your bicycle under control — don’t show o, weave, or race.
• Ride with trafc, not against it. Ride as ar to the right as possible.
•Ride on the street and not the sidewalk, which is meant orpedestrians.
• Watch or parked cars pulling out or car doors opening suddenly.
• Travel in single fle when riding with others and always allow one
ull bike length between bicycles.
• Steer with both hands on the handlebars except to signal when
turning, stopping or leaving the curb.
• Don’t ride double on a bicycle or carry an oversized package,
either o which can block your vision and throw you o balance.
• Come to a complete stop, look, and listen beore entering a street
rom a sidewalk, driveway, or alley. Drivers may not see you.
• When riding at night, wear light-colored or reective clothing.
• Be prepared to brake at intersections; don’t pump the pedals as
you approach. Get o and walk your bike across busy streets,
staying well inside the white lines and crosswalk.
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Pedestrian saety
Being a pedestrian in trafc puts you at risk. Children rom 1 to 12 years
old are at risk when in trafc. It is your responsibility to teach childrenhow to stay sae. Demonstrate to your children the right way to be sae
pedestrians:
• Never walk between parked cars, jaywalk, or cross against trafc
signals or lights.
• Stay on the sidewalk. I there is no sidewalk, walk on the let
shoulder, as ar to the let as possible, acing the direction o
trafc.
• Beore stepping o a curb, look let, right, and let again or
trafc. Look over your shoulders or vehicles. Make eye contact
with drivers. Just because you see a driver doesn’t mean that the
driver sees you.
• Be alert or turning vehicles.
Never step out in ront o aturning vehicle. Drivers o
turning vehicles are typically
looking or an opening in
trafc and may ail to notice
pedestrians.
• Cross at intersections or
crosswalks, where possible.Obey all trafc signals and
walk signs. Wait until all vehicles stop or clear the intersection
beore stepping o the curb.
• See and be seen. Never dart out into the street. Drivers need to
see you to avoid you. Make eye contact with the driver when
crossing busy streets. Always wear brightly colored or reective
clothing. Consider carrying a ashlight when walking at night.
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• Look or a car’s reversing
lights when walking
in parking lots or past
driveways. A car’s reverselights will indicate the
vehicle’s direction. Parking
lot incidents happen when
pedestrians don’t see
vehicles that are backing
out or drivers don’t notice
pedestrians beore putting
the car in reverse.
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Burns
First degree burns
Classifed as minor, they are also
called superfcial burns. This type o
burn aects the outer layer o the
skin, which becomes painul and
red in color. While this type o burn
generally heals well by itsel, your
proper action can help the healing
process.
First Aid Basics
Treatment
• Stop the burning process by cooling the area. Apply a cool, wet
cloth to the burn or immerse the burned area in cool — not ice
— water until the victim no longer eels the pain.
• Don’t apply ointments or
other substances to the
burn but keep it covered
with a sterile, nonadhesive
bandage or clean cloth.
Second degree burns
Also called partial thickness burns, which go deeper into the skin into
the dermis area. This type o burn is generally accompanied by blistering
o the skin, which may leave a scar.
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Treatment
Although this type o burn is usually
treatable with basic frst aid, a burnedvictim should seek medical attention.
I the burn covers a large area o the
body, cover loosely with dry, sterile
dressing. I the burn is smaller than
the palm o the hand, to treat it you
should:
• Immerse the burned area in cool water until the pain stops.
• Don’t clean it, apply ointment, or break the blisters.
• Treat or shock and elevate the burned area above the level o the
heart.
Third degree burns
Also called total thickness burns,
which penetrate through the layers
o the skin, and may burn muscle and
other tissue. This type o burn can be
lie threatening. The burned area will
appear charred or blackened or white
and leathery.
Treatment
• Call or emergency medical services (in Saudi Aramco
communities, dial 110; in the local communities, dial 997)
immediately.
• While waiting or medical help to arrive, cool the area with water
until the pain stops, then careully remove clothing i it’s not
sticking to the skin. Don’t use ice/ice water.
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• Cover loosely with dry, sterile
dressings or with a dry clean
sheet i the burn is large. Don’t
clean, apply ointment, or breakblisters.
• Treat or shock and elevate the
burned area above the level o
the heart.
• Monitor the victim’s breathing and administer Basic Lie Support i
necessary and i you’re trained to do so, until emergency services
arrive.
Chemical burns
Should a chemical burn occur,
immediately call 110 or 997. I a
harmul corrosive chemical comes in
contact with the skin, ush the areawith water until emergency medical
services arrive.
Because chemicals may give o umes
— even i you don’t smell them — you should move the victim outdoors
into resh air. Ater ushing the burn with water, cover the area with a
loose, nonstick dressing.
I the burn was the result o contact with a dry chemical or powder,
brush the chemical o with a gloved hand beore ushing the burn with
water or at least 30 minutes.
I the chemical has made contact with the eye, ush the aected eye
immediately with water rom the nose outward until emergency services
arrives.
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Shock
Always treat a seriously injured person
or shock. Severe shock can cause death.Don’t attempt to give the victim anything
to drink. Seek medical help immediately.
Symptoms o shock
• Pale, cold, clammy skin, mottled in color.
• Weak and shallow or deep but irregular breathing.
• Apathy
• Nausea
Treatment
• I the victim doesn’t have a head and/or neck injury, or broken hip
or leg bones, place the victim on his/her back and elevate the legs
about 30 cm.
• I the victim has a head or neck injury, keep the victim lying at.
Don’t move the victim unless there is immediate danger.
• I the victim vomits, place the victim on one side to let uids drain
rom the mouth.
• I the victim has difculty breathing, place him/her in a
semi-reclining position.
• Cover the victim with a sheet or light blanket.
Choking
Adults who are around children should
get proper training in First Aid to be able
to help children. Proper frst aid training
or choking depends on the age o thechild.
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For a conscious child older than 1 year of age
Experts recommend abdominal thrusts, oten called the Heimlich
maneuver.To give abdominal thrusts
• Stand behind the victim.
• Wrap your arms around the victim’s waist.
• Make a fst with one hand and place the
thumb side o your fst, just above the
navel and below the breast bone.
• Grab your fst with your hand and give
quick inward and upward thrusts until the
object is orced out or the child becomes
unconscious.
For a conscious infant
Give fve back slaps and fve chest thrusts
To give back slaps
• Grasp the inant’s jaw with your
thumb and fngers.
• Support the back o the inant’s
head and neck.
• Turn the inant over ace down on your orearm, with the inant’s
head lower than his/her chest; rest your orearm on your thigh.
Support the inant’s head and neck by frmly holding the jaw.
• Give fve blows orceully between the shoulder blades.
To give fve chest thrusts
•Sandwich the inant between your orearms. Support the headand neck.
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• Turn the inant onto his/her back. Rest your orearm on your
thigh. Keep the inant’s head lower than the chest.
•
Place your ring fnger on the inant’s breastbone just belowthe nipple line. Place the middle and index fngers next to the
ring fnger. Remove your ring fnger and compress with your
middle and index fngers. I you eel the notch at the end o the
breastbone, move your fngers slightly up.
• Give fve chest thrusts. Each thrust should be about 0.5 cm deep.
I the inant or child becomes unresponsive, call or emergency medical
services immediately (in Saudi Aramco communities, dial 110; in thelocal communities, dial 997); i you are properly trained, administer Basic
Lie Support techniques.
Poisoning
I a poisoning occurs:
• Stay calm and call thehospital (in Saudi Aramco
communities, dial 110;
in the local communities,
dial 997).
• Report the name o the
product, the amount
o the product that was ingested, the time that the poisoningoccurred, the age and weight o the person who was poisoned,
and the circumstances o the poisoning.
• Follow their instructions.
• Don’t induce vomiting unless told to do so. Vomiting can cause
urther harm i a substance was swallowed.
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Here are some emergency tips or certain types o
poisonings.
Inhaled poison
• Take the person to resh air immediately, i the scene is sae.
• Open doors and windows.
• I the person is not breathing and you are properly trained, begin
Basic Lie Support.
Poison in the eye
• Wash the eyes outward with running lukewarm water or 15
minutes continuously.
• Ask the person to blink as much as possible to assist in irrigating
the eye.
• Don’t attempt to orce the eyelids open.
Poison on the skin
• Remove all clothing that’s contaminated and begin to wash the
skin with running water or 15 minutes.
Emergency action steps
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1. Check the scene and the victim
Make sure the scene is sae or you
and any bystanders. Then check to
see i the victim is conscious. Tap
him/her on the shoulder and shout:
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2. Call
I the victim doesn’t respond, call the emergency medical services (EMS)
system at once, or have someone call (in Saudi Aramco communities,dial 110; in the local communities, dial 997) or do it yoursel i nobody is
available.
3. Care
l. Position i necessary
• I the victim is ace down and you can’t tell whether or not he/she
is breathing, position him/her on his/her back by kneeling acing
the victim’s hips and shoulders.
• Straighten his/her legs
and move the arm closer
to you above his/her
head, the other arm
along his/her body.
• Place one hand under his/her head and neck and the other hand
on his/her hip. Roll the victim toward you as a single unit.
• Place the victim’s arm which is urther rom you alongside his/her
body.
ll. Do the primary care
A. Open the airway
Place one hand on the victim’s orehead and two fngers o the
other hand under the bony part o the chin.
Tilt the head and lit the chin. Avoid closing the victim’s mouth or
pushing on the sot part under the chin.
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B. Check or breathing
Place your ear over the victim’s
mouth and nose.Look at the chest, listen and
eel or breathing or fve to
ten seconds. I there is no
breathing, give two slow
breaths (1 second each breath).
Cover the victim’s mouth with your lips and make a tight seal,
pinch the nose shut and blow slowly or 1 ½ to 2 seconds. Pausebetween breaths to let air ow out.
Watch the victim’s chest rise each time you breathe to make sure
your breaths are going in.
C. I no response, start Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
CPR is a two minute cycle o 30 chest compressions and twobreaths repeated 5 times. Continue perorming CPR until the
victim starts to breathe on his/her own or until emergency medical
services arrives.
For more inormation on emergency action steps, Consult the SAMSO’s
Health Education’s Basic Lie Support (BLS) and Standard First Aid (SFA)
Booklet.
First aid kits
A well-stocked frst aid kit, kept
within easy reach, is a necessity in
every home. Having supplies gathered
ahead o time will help you handle an
emergency at a moment’s notice. You
should keep one frst aid kit in your
home and one in each car. Also be
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O-Job Saety Booklet
sure to bring a frst aid kit on amily vacations. Include the ollowing in
each o your frst aid kits:
•
Sterile gauze• Adhesive tape
• Adhesive bandages in several sizes
• Elastic bandage
• Antiseptic wipes
•
Antibiotic cream• Antiseptic solution (like hydrogen peroxide)
• Hydrocortisone cream (1%)
• Acetaminophen and ibuproen
• Tweezers
•
Sharp scissors
• Saety pins
• Disposable instant cold packs
• Calamine lotion
• Alcohol wipes or ethyl alcohol
• Thermometer
• Plastic gloves (at least 2 pairs)
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• First aid manual
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Emergency numbers
Local communities
Ambulance 997
Fire/Civil Deense 998
Local Police & Security 999
Trafc Accident 993
Saudi Aramco communities
Ambulance/Fire/Security 110
By mobile phone:
03-872-0110 (Central Area)
03-572-0110 (Southern Area)
03-673-0110 (Northern Area)
01-285-0110 (Central Region)
02-427-0110 (Western Region)
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