1. Fire, Safety and Emergency Procedures

2. OBJECTIVES Describe and explain the importance of an emergency plan.
Describe and explain the principles of environmental, fire and medical emergency procedures.
Identify and explain safety techniques for direct care workers
Explain the use of a fire extinguisher

3. A. Emergency Planning
1. General Guidelines 2. Emergency Plan 3. The Service Plan 4. Procedure: Calling 911

4. B. Medical Emergencies
If there is a medical emergency or an injury, the caregiver needs to decide how to react.
Call 911 for emergencies, and handle minor scratches or insect bites on a case-by-case basis.

5. C. Falls – 1. Responding to a Fall
Some agencies want staff to call the paramedics after every fall. Ask your manager about agency protocols.

6. C. Falls – 2. Fall Prevention
To make living areas safer, seniors and people with disabilities should:
Remove tripping hazards such as throw rugs and clutter in walkways
Use non-slip mats in the bathtub and on shower floors
Have grab bars put in next to the toilet and in the tub or shower
Have handrails put in on both sides of stairways
Improve lighting throughout the home.

7. D. Fire Safety 1. Responding to a Fire
Three key elements of a fire
Oxygen
Heat
Fuel
A fire needs all three elements to ignite and burn. To extinguish a fire you need to take at least one of the elements away.

8. 2. Fire Prevention
Principal consumer products associated with fires are:
Home heating devices
Upholstered furniture
Bedding
Cigarette lighters
Matches
Wearing apparel (clothes)

9. Safety Tips for the caregiver
How to be prepared for a fire
Cooking
Smoking
Heating
Electrical Safety
Using Oxygen