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New aid regs
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FIRST-AID kits on buses and coaches must be brought up to new standards by next year, but two items now considered dangerous have to be removed immediately.
Under the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1978, operators are required to remove Sal Volatile tranquilliser and con strictive bandages immediately.
A DTp spokesman told CM that Sal Volatile was looked upon now as having only a psychological effect, and that it could cause internal bleeding when administered by an inexperienced passer-by.
He added: "Some medical experts have written to us and have said its use today is mediaeval."
Constrictive bandages cause damage to other areas of an injured limb, and should no longer be used.
The new items for first-aid kits have been agreed between the DTp and the British Red Cross society, and include bandages, strapping, eye pads, cotton wool, adhesive dressings, safety pins, and rustless scissors.
Operators have also been given 10 years in which to comply with British Standards Institution specification BS5423 for fire extinguishers. This will allow existing appliances to live out their expected lifetimes.