NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research Training Exercise


Bennie's Chest Pain

January 1988

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: Invisible Ink Exercise
Audience: Underground coal miners
Length: 5 questions
Skills Reviewed: First aid, Diagnosing a possible heart attack, Comforting and caring for the victim, Getting the victim to medical help as soon as possible

You and Bennie are building cribs in an entry that was cut too wide. It is near the end of the shift. As you are about to finish a crib, Bennie kneels, clutches his chest, and gasps. When you question him he says he has bad chest pain and trouble breathing. Bennie wants to rest a minute and then finish the job. You must decide what to do.

Materials needed:
Instructor Copy
Problem Booklet 1 for each trainee. May be downloaded separately or duplicated from the Instructor's Copy.
Answer Sheet 1 for each group of 3 or 4 working the exercise. Purchased from MSHA (http://www.msha.gov/Education&Training.htm, MSHAdistributioncenter@dol.gov). You may also duplicate them locally if you or a local print shop have the ability to print invisible ink.
PENIB Developing Pens 1 for each answer sheet. Order from SICPA, Customer Service, 8000 Research Way, Springfield, VA 22153, Phone 1-888-SICPAUS or 1-888-742-7287, pen # "PENIB", a broad tipped developing pen.
Optional Overhead projector and overheads of the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key found in the Instructor's Copy.
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Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division