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About epilepsy
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Presents fact sheets on epilepsy and available therapies, employment and human rights, recreation and safety issues, and epilepsy in specific populations, such as women and seniors.
- Source: Epilepsy Ontario
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Canadian Red Cross
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Focuses on promoting humanitarian values, disaster preparedness, disaster response, and health and community care, both nationally and internationally. Offers home health care and abuse prevention services. Web site includes news stories, information on programs, services and courses, and links to relevant sites.
- Source: Canadian Red Cross
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Dental emergencies
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Offers first aid tips for common dental emergencies such as toothache, a chipped or broken tooth, or a lost filling.
- Source: Canadian Dental Association (CDA)
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Developing a first aid plan
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Discusses issues to consider when developing a workplace first aid plan. Provides information about equipment and supplies, first aid record keeping, transportation, communication, and testing the plan. Directs users to further sources of information. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
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Emergency eyewash equipment
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Discusses management of emergencies after workers' eyes have been exposed to chemical substances. Presents the requirements for properly installed emergency eyewash stations. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Workplace Safety and Health Division
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Emergency preparedness guide for people with disabilities/ special needs
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Suggest ways to prepare for an emergency. Lists do's and don'ts for assisting a person with a disability. Provides 'Emergency Survival Kit' checklists for various disability issues such as mobility, vision, hearing, travel, and more. Link requires PDF reader.
- Source: Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services
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Farm accident rescue
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Outlines general first aid and rescue procedures for farm accidents. Provides specific first aid instructions for tractor accidents, electrocution, silo rescues, and manure gas poisoning.
- Source: Farm Safety Association (FSA)
- From: English fact sheets
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Fireworks injury quiz
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Offers a quiz to test your knowledge of the best ways to deal with eye injuries from fireworks, particularly in children.
- Source: Canada Safety Council (CSC)
- From: Kwiz corner
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First aid for chemical exposures
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Advises treatment for some chemical exposures in the workplace. Various first aid procedures are broadly discussed including flushing, administering oxygen, inducing vomiting, and antidotes for ingestion. Recommends consulting chemical Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDSs) for specific aid procedures.
- Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- From: OSH answers
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First aid for emergencies
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Outlines basic actions to take in order to effectively manage an emergency. Gives step-by-step instructions on how to respond to various situations such as: a cardiac emergency; a breathing crisis; choking in an adult; bleeding; and unconsciousness. Link requires a PDF reader.
- Source: St. John Ambulance Canada (SJA)
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