FIRE SAFETY IN

HOSPITALS
IBALAWANPYNHUN WRIANG
Agenda
•Importance Of Fire Safety
•Definition Of Fire
•Causes of Fire incidents in A Hospital
•Race Protocol
•Pass Method
•Do’s And Don’ts In Case Of Fire

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IMPORTANCE OF FIRE SAFETY

•Hospitals is equipped with large electrical equipments

•Hospitals contain ample oxygen supplies, volatile chemicals and other drugs that can
spread fires and emit deadly fumes into the air.

•Patients will have their mobility impaired by illness, disability or treatment.

•Patients are at their most vulnerable during and after operations.

•Patients in high dependency and ICU units are critically ill.

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 Definition: FIRE
“Oxygen, Heat
and Fuel (Burning
Products) Are
needed for fire to
exist”

How to extinguish a fire:

1- Starvation – Removing Fuel
2- Smothering – Removing Oxygen
3- Cooling – Removing Heat 4
Causes of fire in a hospital:
Following are the most frequent causes of fire:

● Smoking/ Carelessness of contractors/ workers hospital staff/ visitors

● Defective electrical equipment & wiring

● Overcrowding of electrical equipment with use of extension plugs

● Medical gas and vacuum system/ Gas cylinder

● HVAC fire hazard

● Kitchen

● Laboratory
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● Unknown causes
 RACE PROTOCOL

Rescue – Assist anyone who needs immediate help to evacuate the

fire if you can do so safely.

Alarm – Once you are out of immediate harm, sound the fire alarm to
notify firefighters to the fire.

Confine – If possible, confine the flames by closing windows and

doors to prevent the spread of the fire, electrical mains off, gas shut
off.

Extinguish/Evacuate – Attempt to extinguish the fire yourself if

possible before firefighters arrive using the fire extinguishers. If the
fire is too big to extinguish safely, focus on evacuating yourself and
others.
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How to operate a fire extinguisher: PASS

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Do’s in case of Fire:

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Don’ts in case of Fire:

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Thank you