https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28 Fire Safety en-us 2017-08-02 05:15:09 UTC 2025-11-02 11:17:55 UTC hello@padlet.com CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179925781 Don't let your future go up in smoke, and end in ashes. Practice fire safety.]]> 2017-08-02 05:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179925781 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179925825 I. Incipient Stage
II. Smoldering Stage
III. Flame Stage
IV. Heat Stage]]> 2017-08-02 05:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179925825 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926038 Rescue
Activate
Confine
Extinguish]]> 2017-08-02 05:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926038 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926151  RESCUE any individual directly threatened by fire. Patient safety is the primary consideration, so move patients who are in immediate danger away from smoke and flames. Place the patient in a nearby room, behind a closed door.]]> 2017-08-02 05:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926151 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926183 ACTIVATE the alarm if you discover a fire or respond immediately to the alarm if you hear it sound ]]> 2017-08-02 05:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926183 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926260  CONFINE the fire by closing doors to slow the spread of smoke and flame. Close the doors of patients’ rooms. In general, residents are safer in a closed room than in a smoke-filled hallway. ]]> 2017-08-02 05:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926260 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926283  EXTINGUISH the fire only if the fire is small, and if you know how to operate a fire extinguisher. Be sure the area has been cleared and the fire department called. ]]> 2017-08-02 05:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926283 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926390 Your facility’s emergency plan. Location of fire alarms and how to operate them.
How to shut off oxygen machines and other compressed gas systems. Location of fire extinguishers and how to use them.
How to move patients safely and quickly if necessary. ]]> 2017-08-02 05:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926390 CatherineMassey https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926544  The most common cause of fire in health care facilities is from smoking materials. If smoking is permitted in your facility, all staff should know the smoking rules and be ready to enforce them. ]]> 2017-08-02 05:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/CatherineMassey/5btfr2xo3b28/wish/179926544