Posted By AJM Hi All, I am presently writing up a first aid at work policy and would like an opinion on something Currently we have a pool car which doubles as a First aid car to take people with minor injuries to hospital, which certain people are insured for, we are in the countryside about 11 miles from Hospital. I have done the assessment of first aid needs and got a lot of things in like De-fib training and more first aiders etc. But am now on the policy to tie it all up. Currently one person drives the person to hospital and it is often NOT a first aider. It is a struggle to get people freed as it is. In my opinion it should be two people and even if it was one they should certainly be a first aider. Because if the person went into shock how could you drive and treat the patient. Or do you leave the decision of how many go with patient to the first aider. These are the things i would like opinion and best practice on please. Alan

Posted By David Bannister I agree with Roy. It all depends on the circumstances and the best placed to make the decision is probably the First Aider. However, If I was the employer I would be wanting to reduce the lost time as much as possible and would want a very convincing argument as to why it takes 2 people in addition to the injured person. Should such a potentially serious injury/condition be passed on the the emergency responders? A knowledge of response times and abilities of responders (paramedics or ambulance drivers?) may be needed here before any decision can be reached. Did you assessment include probabilities of different injury types? Best wishes