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Safety Smurf  
#1 Posted : 13 May 2011 16:16:25(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
Just had this come through on accident report and thought I'd I share it with you; "A fleece placed under head to protect from injury, Recovery Position, observations taken and TLC" I'm just trying to find out exactly how many units of "TLC" have been administered and whether or not the 1st aider had been trained ;-)
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chris.packham  
#2 Posted : 13 May 2011 18:00:16(UTC)
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chris.packham
Safety Smurf I suppose you can overdose on TLC, but I very much douibt whether your organisation would have enought in stock for this to be even a remote possibility. If you find it was, then please let me know so that I can see if I can get enough in. Could do with a regular dose! Chris
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stuie  
#3 Posted : 13 May 2011 20:56:47(UTC)
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stuie
Who do you get supply your tlc smurf? Please pass on the details and costs involved. Cheers Stuart
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Andrew W Walker  
#4 Posted : 16 May 2011 09:08:57(UTC)
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Andrew W Walker
At my last place a warehouse guy was hit by a ride on powered pallet truck, he was caught on the shin by the plate, resulting in a clean break. The guy hit the floor in obvious pain, the first aider put his own jacket under his head and lay next to him, with his arms around him to offer comfort. Never saw what was on the accident report, as I wasn't involved in safety when it happened.
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Safety Smurf  
#5 Posted : 16 May 2011 09:13:27(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
Motorhead wrote:
At my last place a warehouse guy was hit by a ride on powered pallet truck, he was caught on the shin by the plate, resulting in a clean break. The guy hit the floor in obvious pain, the first aider put his own jacket under his head and lay next to him, with his arms around him to offer comfort. Never saw what was on the accident report, as I wasn't involved in safety when it happened.
Hmmm? Comfort or distraction? Not sure where my branches are getting their stocks of "TLC" from, apparently there's never been any at our head office.
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sean  
#6 Posted : 16 May 2011 09:19:58(UTC)
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I've got some TCP, is that the same?
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m  
#7 Posted : 16 May 2011 12:45:36(UTC)
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m
sean wrote:
I've got some TCP, is that the same?
Nice one Sean. Seriously though, and I am sure we all know this, a First Aider should offer reassurance until the next level of care arrives. Sometimes it is about all you can do if additional treatment is required
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Ken Slack  
#8 Posted : 16 May 2011 12:50:46(UTC)
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Ken Slack
Smurf, Never have I seen TLC on a first aid course, however we issue a BHCP's (Basic Holistic Care Packs), which look remarkably like a first aid kit and a blanket ;)
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Safety Smurf  
#9 Posted : 16 May 2011 13:30:56(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
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sean wrote:
I've got some TCP, is that the same?
Nice one Sean. Seriously though, and I am sure we all know this, a First Aider should offer reassurance until the next level of care arrives. Sometimes it is about all you can do if additional treatment is required
Agreed, just wasn't expecting to see it written like that on an accident report. Sean, Not sure? But I don't think the connotations of trying to buy TCP are the same.
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Barrie(Badger)Etter  
#10 Posted : 16 May 2011 14:11:38(UTC)
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Barrie(Badger)Etter
Quote=Safety Smurf]Just had this come through on accident report and thought I'd I share it with you; "A fleece placed under head to protect from injury, Recovery Position, observations taken and TLC" ;-)
Smurf Last did a refresher in October 2010, at no stage was anything to be placed under the head in recovery position except the hand to prevent vomit drowning. By placing the head on anything soft the head would sink into the soft material with the potential for harm should the patient up-chuck. Pillows are for the full time medics to administer. TLC by the bucket load - qualification: life time experience, speaking of which could do with some TLC myself, but that's another story ... Badger
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colinreeves  
#11 Posted : 16 May 2011 14:21:34(UTC)
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colinreeves
TLC - had an accident report sent in recently after someone was rescued from the sea - first aid supplied was "a nice hot cuppa tea".
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richv  
#12 Posted : 16 May 2011 14:59:00(UTC)
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richv
Loving the thread TLC - Tea Laughter Cuddle ?
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