Emergency procedures:Roles of personnel - First aid during an emergency

First aid officers: Responsibilities during an emergency

First Aid Officers are generally asked to report to the Chief Warden on being notified of an emergency event, and then instructed to provide the following assistance while waiting for the emergency services to arrive:

1. administer first aid treatment to injured or sick persons and make them as comfortable as possible while waiting for ambulance officers
   
   
2. help to move non-walking patients to a safe location
   
   
3. ensure that patients with suspected back injuries are not moved unless in immediate danger
   
   
4. ensure that the next of kin of any casualties taken to hospital are notified of their location and condition.