As part of everyday hospital life, staff will be expected to deal with a variety of stressful situations, in some departments staff will care for patients with horrific injuries. The very idea of a fire in a hospital is very frightening, yet fires break out in hospitals regularly around the world, often claiming the lives of staff and patients.
Fire - The Vital Steps - Hospital Evacuation Procedures has been produced specifically for the hospital environment and is aimed at staff at all levels. The programme covers the procedures to be followed if a fire breaks out. It covers the procedures for evacuating or moving patients to places of safety and the decisions that must be made before doing so. Fire - The Vital Steps - Hospital Evacuation Procedures contains information covering the following subjects:
Procedures 'In the Event of Fire'
Principals of Horizontal Evacuation
Evacuation Technique
Evacuation Equipment |
