*05-14 Surrender Baby Law

Question 0

The California Safely Surrendered Baby Law, as amended, allows a person to surrender a minor child ___ hours or younger to any firefighter on duty at any one of our fire stations.

Answer 0

72hrs

Question 1

Each fire station should maintain how many Newborn Safe Surrender Kits?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

If additional Newborn Safe Surrender Kits or fire station signs are needed, contact the _______

Answer 2

Manual and orders units

Question 3

In March 2003, the City of Los Angeles designated all fire stations as Safe Havens.

Each fire station should have what two signs in front of the station?

Answer 3

-Safe Surrender sign (blue and white with bay resting in palm of hand inside of a house)

-Safe House sign

Question 4

Each fire station should maintain TWO Newborn Safe Surrender Kits, which consist of the following:

Answer 4

•Procedures for accepting a newborn.

•Coded ankle identification bracelets for newborn (2).

•Coded wrist identification bracelet for adult (1).

•Kit for person surrendering the newborn in a postage paid envelope which includes: medical history questionnaire in english/spanish and coded wrist ID bracelet for person surrendering newborn.)

•There is a place to take notes regarding the newborn surrender. (These include: date, time, location, person(s) involved, sex of the newborn, hospital transported, and date and time child protective services were notified. )

Question 5

Procedures for accepting a infant:

Answer 5

1. Welcome person.
2. Confirm infant is under 72 hours or younger (accept infant even if it appears older than 72 hours).
3. Assess infant for medical needs
4. Notify MFC of still alarm “Safe Surrender” at the station and request a paramedic RA. (MFC will create a “SAFES” incident type and EMS Capt attached.)
5. Locate and open Newborn Safe Surrender Kit.
6. Paramedics assume custody of infant, initiate base contact and tsp to EDAP or PMC.
7. Paramedics will notify by telephone the Dept of Children and Family Services (DCFS) once at receiving hospital.
8. Officer at fire station shall notify the BC who will forward info through channels to BES and DDC.