Recommendations:
• Provides first aid, poison prevention and basic treatment recommendations to the general public in easily understandable terms.
• Provides clear understandable treatment recommendations to health care providers after demonstrating competency and when cleared to do so by supervisor.
• Provides follow up calls for patient status, evaluates medical outcome.
• Provides support and guidance with firm directions given in step-by-step order in a calm manner.
• Manage and maintain queue awareness.
• Refers cases to Poison Information Specialist or Certified Poison Information Specialist CSPI for assessment and/or management per established guidelines.
• Performs basic mathematical calculations to determine mg/kg of ingested drugs/chemicals, calculates levels of toxicity and potential blood levels.
(35%)