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 Why Extinguishers Are
Important?
Small in size
Any layman can operate
Easy to handle
Available according to the fire classes
Can be carried to the fire heart
Easy to refill &
It acts at very early stage of fire

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 Carelessness with smoking
and matches
Misuse of electricity
(overloading a circuit or overuse of extension cords)

Improper storage of flammables

•

Prevention is the best way to fight a fire!

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 Code Blue - Medical Emergency
Code Red – Fire
Code Pink – Child abduction / Patient missing
Code Brown – External Disaster
Code Green – Internal Disaster
Code Grey – Security threat
Code White - All Clear

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 In your building, know the location of:

1. The nearest exit.

2. A secondary route of escape.

3. The location of fire extinguishers.

4. The location of Manual call point

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 Aim the hose
Pull the safety pin
Aim at base of the fire
Squeeze the handles together or nozzle.
Sweep from side to side
Squeeze the lever

Pull the pin

Sweep the agent
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 • Smoking by anyone, which includes patients,
visitors, medical staff, associates, and visitors is
prohibited inside the buildings.

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 • Detect the heat & flame/smoke in its respective
range, signal send to alarm through Smoke detector
system.

smoke detector

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 Only when Authorized by: Fire safety officer
Hospital Security Senior Management

Do Not Re-Enter Bldg. Until Authorized to do so

by the Fire Dept.

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 Partial Evacuation- Moving from one fire zone
to another.

Full Evacuation- Completely leaving the

building. Helipad area is to be adopted as the
point of assembly .

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 Don’t use lift / elevators in
case of fire

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 Do You Know???

• Where is the nearest fire extinguisher?

• Where are Emergency exits?

• Where is the designated meeting locations?

• Where is the emergency Exit Plan?

• What is your specific role in patient

evacuation and emergency equipment shut-
off?

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 • Ambulatory with no risk to life.

• Patients requiring minimal amount of nursing care.

• Patient on life support equipment or patient critically ill (HDU)

• For Semi-ambulant patients

 Side - by - side

 Simple carry

 Pick – a – Back

 Cross hand pulling

 Four – handed lift

 Universal Blanket Carry

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 Don’t be a Dead Hero!

You are not

expected
to be firefighters!
Do not take
unnecessary risks!

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 THANK YOU

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