BC Level 3 First Aid Kit Requirements

This first aid kit holds the minimum required content that an employer needs to provide to:

Shift of 6 – 50 workers in a workplace with low risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital. ***

Shift of 11 – 50 workers in a workplace with low risk of injury and that is 20 minutes or less surface travel time away from a hospital.***

Shift of 2 – 15 workers in a workplace with moderate risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital. ***

Shift of 6 – 25 workers in a workplace with moderate risk of injury and that is 20 minutes or less surface travel time away from a hospital.***

Shift of 2 – 10 workers in a workplace with high risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital. ***

Shift of 2 – 15 workers in a workplace with high risk of injury and that is 20 minutes or less surface travel time away from a hospital.***

1          Blanket

24        14 cm x 19 cm wound cleansing towelettes, individually packaged

50        Sterile adhesive dressings, assorted sizes, individually packaged

20        10 cm x 10 cm sterile gauze dressings, individually packaged

4          10 cm x 16.5 cm sterile pressure dressings with crepe ties

4          20 cm x 25 cm sterile abdominal dressings, individually packaged

6          Cotton triangular bandages, minimum length of base 1.25 m

2          5 cm x 4.5 m rolls of adhesive tape

4          7.5 cm X 4 m conforming gauze bandages

4          7.5 cm x 4.5 m crepe roller bandages

1          14 cm stainless steel bandage scissors or universal scissors

1          11.5 cm stainless steel sliver forceps

4          Quick straps (a.k.a. fracture straps or zap straps)

1          Windlass style tourniquet

1          Pocket mask with a one-way valve and oxygen inlet

6          Pairs of medical gloves (preferably non-latex)

6          Medical masks (also known as procedure or surgical masks)

2          Face shields (or safety eyewear)

1          Waterproof waste bag

1          Penlight or flashlight

Patient assessment charts

First aid records

A Level 3 first aid kit includes an Oxygen Kit with the following contents:

1          Portable oxygen therapy unit consisting of a cylinder of compressed oxygen, a pressure regulator, a pressure gauge, a flow meter, non-rebreathing mask, and nasal cannula

1          Oropharyngeal airway kit

1          Manually operated self-inflating bag-valve mask with an oxygen reservoir

1          Digital pulse oximeter

1          Portable suction unit