{"id":221,"date":"2017-02-20T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.findingsimple.com\/nz\/posts\/first-aid-kits-contain-paracetamol"},"modified":"2023-03-13T02:41:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T02:41:13","slug":"first-aid-kits-contain-paracetamol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/posts\/first-aid-kits-contain-paracetamol","title":{"rendered":"Should first-aid kits contain paracetamol?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This seems like a straightforward question and at first blush would seem to require a straightforward answer. Of course a first-aid kit can contain paracetamol. Why not?<\/p>\n<p>However when Bob Robinson of WelTec put this question to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safeguard.co.nz\/forum.asp\">Safeguard discussion forum<\/a> it prompted a flurry of replies.<\/p>\n<p>The consensus view which emerged was that making paracetamol available in accessible first-aid kits runs the risk that employees with chronic pain might come to rely on taking it at work rather than seek a medical opinion. An alternative is to store it outside the first-aid kit under the control of a designated person who records every request so that patterns of use can be established.<\/p>\n<p>One forum member said he has two clients who have adopted this system and have identified worrying paracetamol consumption patterns with two employees. Turned out that one had a workstation set-up problem that was quickly fixed, along with some physiotherapist visits. The other had a problem with stress that was also able to be identified and dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>Click to read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worksafe.govt.nz\/worksafe\/information-guidance\/all-guidance-items\/first-aid-for-workplaces-a-good-practice-guide\/first-aid-2009.pdf\">Department of Labour guidelines<\/a> on the contents of first-aid kits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This seems like a straightforward question and at first blush would seem to require a straightforward answer. Of course a first-aid kit can contain paracetamol. Why not? 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