Are surgical glues used to treat lacerations considered “first aid?
” No, surgical glue is a wound closing device. All wound closing devices except for butterfly and steri strips are by definition “medical treatment,” because they are not included on the first aid list. Question 7-6. Item N on the first aid list is “drinking fluids for relief of heat stress.” Does this include administering intravenous (IV) fluids? No. Intravenous administration of fluids to treat work-related heat stress is medical treatment. Question 7-7. Is the use of a rigid finger guard considered first aid? Yes, the use of finger guards is always first aid. Question 7-8. For medications such as Ibuprofen that are available in both prescription and non-prescription form, what is considered to be prescription strength? How is an employer to determine whether a non-prescription medication has been recommended at prescription strength for purposes of section 1904.7(b)(5)(i)(C)(ii)(A)? The prescription strength of such medications is determined by the measured quantity of the theraput
