2. Work shoes are work shoes. Most library workers get more flexibility than other kinds of workers RE shoes, but a decent pair of shoes will prevent lots of long-term issues in addition to short-term safety problems.
6. I had a training on a AED machine at my work. It's not hard to use, but the first time someone uses it shouldn't be when someone is having a heart attack. If you wouldn't spend a day at work in shoes you've never worn (see #2), would you use a powerful electronic device on someone who might be dying without practicing with it?
8. I agree except for the blankets in cold-weather places. The blanket isn't going to revive someone, but it can help a bit while help arrives if someone is in real danger. The blanket isn't a treatment but something that helps keep someone alive or conscious a little longer. Like the AED machine, the blanket's purpose is to keep someone going long enough for EMS to arrive rather than bringing them back to health.
6. Right!? It's bizarre that so many workplaces are like, "Eh, you'll figure it out." I mean, yes, you will, but it'll take you twice as long, which really impacts the usefulness of the device.
8. I see where you're coming from, but I think the core of what I'm getting at is that first aid kits can easily suffer from "But what if?" thinking. It's certainly possible that you'd face a situation in the library where a blanket would help, but how many times are you going to move that blanket aside to get to something like rubber gloves, a bandage, tape, naloxone, or alcohol wipe? I would heartily endorse an emergency blanket in a kit kept in a car, and 100% for outdoor adventures, but in the library setting I'm not totally sure. I DO think all libraries should take my specific examples as ideas, not as gospel, and should make choices based on their circumstances, especially noting the typical EMS response where you work. The library I worked was about a mile from 2 different Urgent Cares and a huge hospital, and the response time was VERY quick, but if you were in a super rural library and it could take 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, your first aid kit might look really different, and your staff really should have some extra training to make good use of those items, anticipating potential long waits for help.
2. Work shoes are work shoes. Most library workers get more flexibility than other kinds of workers RE shoes, but a decent pair of shoes will prevent lots of long-term issues in addition to short-term safety problems.
6. I had a training on a AED machine at my work. It's not hard to use, but the first time someone uses it shouldn't be when someone is having a heart attack. If you wouldn't spend a day at work in shoes you've never worn (see #2), would you use a powerful electronic device on someone who might be dying without practicing with it?
8. I agree except for the blankets in cold-weather places. The blanket isn't going to revive someone, but it can help a bit while help arrives if someone is in real danger. The blanket isn't a treatment but something that helps keep someone alive or conscious a little longer. Like the AED machine, the blanket's purpose is to keep someone going long enough for EMS to arrive rather than bringing them back to health.
6. Right!? It's bizarre that so many workplaces are like, "Eh, you'll figure it out." I mean, yes, you will, but it'll take you twice as long, which really impacts the usefulness of the device.
8. I see where you're coming from, but I think the core of what I'm getting at is that first aid kits can easily suffer from "But what if?" thinking. It's certainly possible that you'd face a situation in the library where a blanket would help, but how many times are you going to move that blanket aside to get to something like rubber gloves, a bandage, tape, naloxone, or alcohol wipe? I would heartily endorse an emergency blanket in a kit kept in a car, and 100% for outdoor adventures, but in the library setting I'm not totally sure. I DO think all libraries should take my specific examples as ideas, not as gospel, and should make choices based on their circumstances, especially noting the typical EMS response where you work. The library I worked was about a mile from 2 different Urgent Cares and a huge hospital, and the response time was VERY quick, but if you were in a super rural library and it could take 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, your first aid kit might look really different, and your staff really should have some extra training to make good use of those items, anticipating potential long waits for help.