workaday Wednesday
Jul. 25th, 2018 05:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatI was lingering in the kitchen at work yesterday, as one does, waiting for the microwave. So I let my eyes wander over all the stuff that’s posted on the wall — list of birthdays this month, mandatory OSHA posters, that sort of thing. And I found my attention caught by the first aid poster.
Under ‘heart attack’ was this Very Clear Instruction: “Do not give liquids to unconscious person.”
Ooo-kaaay. I have So Many Questions.
1. Liquids are not mentioned anywhere else on the poster. Why bring them up specifically just to say don’t give them?
2. Who sees an unconscious person and thinks ‘better get some liquids in them right away!’ I mean, maybe if they were awake?
3. HOW? Does the first aid kit have a portable IV?
(I will admit, the first image that came to mind was how funny it would be if the characters from ‘The Office’ acted out the safety rules.)
Anyway: stay safe out there, and don’t give liquids to unconscious people!
7.25.18 ETA: I checked the poster again, and would like to correct my recollection of the stated advice. It actually says: "DO NOT give liquids to unconscious victims." (Emphasis not mine.) Clearly it is EXTRA IMPORTANT to not give any liquids to those who are unconscious due to heart attacks. Good to know!Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.
