Fire Safety Persons discovering a fire: REMEMBER RACE R Rescue patients in immediate danger A Alarm report the fire. Every fire must be reported. Regardless of the type or extent. Pull the fire alarm box handle Dial 88 for the hospital operator — tell the operator WHERE THE FIRE IS LOCATED WHAT IS THE TYPE AND EXTENT IF KNOWN WHO IS CALLING Announcement of Red Stat will be made over the public address system: by the telephone operators, and repeated twice, slowly. C Contain - reduce the spread of fire and smoke by closing all doors and windows. EE Extinguish- react smoothly and quickly by using the closest proper extinguisher, but only if safe to do so. There are four basic types of fire extinguishers Type A is used for general type fires (trash, wood, paper) ‘Type B is used for flammable liquids and grease fires Type C is used for electrical fires “ABC fire extinguishers can be used for all types of fires. To use the fire extinguisher REMEMBER P punt tie fire extinguisher pin A. AIM the nozzle S sQuerze the trigger S SWEEP at the base of the fire All employees must know: ‘Where the nearest fire alarm pull station is located ‘Where the nearest fire extinguisher is located ‘What type of fire extinguisher to use ‘Their specific responsibility in case of fire or disaster No one is to use elevators during an emergency 182ELECTRICAL SAFETY There are many things that we can do to reduce electrical hazards: 4. Inspect ail equipment before putting fin use. Check for loose plugs, frayed cords, cracked equipment, broken wires and malfunctions, 2, Keep electrical cords off the floor. Do not allow equipment to roll over. cords. This breaks the insulation and will eventually cause a problem. 3. Donot rin cords across a sink or wet surfaces. Water conditcts electricity. 4. Check equipment for 3-pronged plugs. Remember that all large equipment should be grounded: using 3-pronged plugs. 5. Allelectrical appliances brought in by patients must be checked by the Engineering Department. 6, _ Ifa piece of equipment is dropped, have it checked before it is used. Look for cracks; loose pieces, etc, Tag all broken equipment and notify Clinical Engineering (Biomed). When you tag an item describe what is wrong if you know. immediatély and 7. apiece of equipment sparks or malfunctions, unplug haye it checked by Clinical Engineering (Biomed). Occasionally electrical equipment catches on fire. You need to know what fo do if an electrical fire occurs, 4. Ifpossible, unplug the piece of equipment. Use either a C or A-B-C fire extinguisher, Never use water on an electrical fire - water conducts electricity and you could get shocked. 2. Ifitis necessary to rescue someone.who has been shocked: a. Do not touch the person-you cauld get shocked b, Tur off the power or unplug the electrical equipment ( c, Be prepared to do GPR if necessary 133