| 2008
FIRE
SAFETY
The fire triangle
below lists the three ingredients
needed for a fire to occur.
Heat
Oxygen Fuel
Last year fire
in the home claimed 5,000 lives.
The sad point is these deaths could
be prevented with an ounce of prevention.
Home
Fire Safety Tips - Prevention
- Do not use
overloaded electrical systems
- Do not use
frayed electrical wires
- Smoke detectors
- check batteries monthly - replace
battery yearly
- Never leave
home with clothes dryer running.
- Kitchen fires
- never put anything on the stove
you don't want to heat.
- Keep a fire
extinguisher mounted nearby.
- Learn how
to use your fire extinguisher
before there is an emergency.
- Establish
a fire escape plan - every room
should have 2 means of escape.
- To report
a fire call 911.
In case
of a fire do the following: GET
THE PATIENT AND YOURSELF OUT, then
call for help - 911.
How to
Escape a Fire
Remember you have 2 minutes to escape
a home fire. Most people die in
the first 5 minutes of a fire. If
a patient receives oxygen but not
life support, the nurse should disconnect
the oxygen and get the patient out
immediately. After you are out,
call 911.
If the patient
is on life support, the nurse needs
to maintain the client's respiratory
status manually with an ambu-bag
and move the patient out immediately.
After you are out, call 911.
Facts
A fire burning in a house for 1
minute grows to 3 times its original
size. In 4 minutes it grows 11 times
its size, and in 6 minutes, it reaches
50 times its original size.
Purchase an ABC
type extinguisher - they extinguish
all types of fires.
The fire
department estimated that as many
as half of the smoke detectors installed
in homes don't work because the
batteries are dead or missing.
Take
the Fire Safety Test. |
