DOLE-Recognized Occupational First Aider study guide
DOLE-Recognized Occupational First Aider · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The DOLE-Recognized Occupational First Aider credential is the Philippine workplace designation for an employee trained to give immediate first aid at a company site and to support the occupational safety and health program required under occupational safety and health regulations. It suits safety officers, nurses and clinic staff, designated responders in factories, construction sites, offices, hospitals, hotels, and schools, and any worker assigned first aid duties by an employer. The DOLE-Recognized Occupational First Aider study guide has 9 sections and about 2,925 words.
01Roles, Responsibilities, and Legal Framework
This domain checks whether you can place the occupational first aider inside the Philippine workplace safety system: employer duties, first-aider scope, consent, documentation, and the emergency action plan (EAP). RA 11058 and its implementing rules (DO 198-18) require employers to provide a safe workplace, OSH training, first-aid supplies, emergency facilities, and trained first aiders at no cost to workers.
346 words, about 2 min02Scene Safety, Personal Protection, and Infection Control
This domain tests scene survey, hazard control, body-substance isolation, PPE selection and removal, hand hygiene, and safe disposal of contaminated items. Survey before approaching: traffic, fire, smoke, electrical hazards, unstable structures, moving machinery, violence, and hazardous materials.
329 words, about 2 min03Patient Assessment and Emergency Action Principles
This domain covers the primary assessment, calling for help, secondary assessment, and the emergency action principles that keep assessment systematic and safe. Primary assessment: check responsiveness, airway, breathing, circulation, and major bleeding, then assess disability and expose for injury while protecting privacy and warmth.
314 words, about 2 min04Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
This domain tests recognition of cardiac arrest, activation of the emergency response system, high-quality chest compressions, rescue breathing ratio, AED use, and pediatric differences. Check responsiveness and breathing while checking the pulse for no more than 10 seconds.
337 words, about 2 min05Airway Management and Rescue Breathing
This domain tests manual airway opening, suction, airway adjuncts, bag-valve-mask ventilation, and rescue breathing for adults, children, and infants. Use head-tilt/chin-lift for a patient without suspected spinal injury.
326 words, about 2 min06Bleeding Control, Shock, and Wound Management
This domain tests direct pressure, wound packing, tourniquet use, shock recognition, and safe dressing of wounds and impaled objects. Control severe bleeding with firm direct pressure using a dressing or clean cloth.
324 words, about 2 min07Musculoskeletal Injuries, Splinting, and Immobilization
This domain tests recognition of fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains; neurovascular assessment; splinting; sling application; and spinal motion restriction. Assess pulse, motor function, and sensation (PMS) distal to the injury before and after splinting.
312 words, about 2 min08Medical Emergencies and Environmental Injuries
This domain tests recognition and first aid for stroke, seizure, diabetes, heat illness, hypothermia, and drowning-related emergencies. Stroke: use FAST-Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call EMS.
328 words, about 2 min09Poisoning, Bites, Stings, and Substance-Related Emergencies
This domain tests poison exposure care, snake and insect bites, stings, anaphylaxis recognition, and substance-related emergencies. Poisoning: remove the patient from the source, ensure scene safety, and call poison control or EMS.
309 words, about 2 min