DB 05-14 Safe Surrender Baby Law Flashcards
The California safely surrender baby law, as amended, allows a person to surrender a minor child of how old to any firefighter on duty at any fire station?
72 hours or younger
Persons surrendering a child may surrender the child what without fear of being prosecuted for child abandonment?
Discreetly
One of the goals of the safe surrendered baby law is to protect the identities of who in order to encourage them to safely surrender rather than abandon their newborn?
Parents
When did the city of Los Angeles designate all fire stations as safe heavens?
March 2003
Each fire station should have what sign in addition to the safe house sign in front of the station?
Safe surrender
The safe surrender sign is what color sign with a baby resting in the palm of a hand inside of a house?
Blue and white
How many newborn safe surrender kits should each fire station maintain?
2
How many codes ankle identification bracelets for new borns are in the kit?
2
How many codes wrist identification bracelets for adults are in the kit?
1
What is in the kit for the person surrendering the newborn in a postage paid envelope?
1 newborn family medical history questionnaire (English)
1 newborn family medical history questionnaire (Spanish)
Coded wrist identification bracelets for person surrendering newborn
The place to take notes regarding the new born surrender in the kit will include what information to be filled out?
Date, time, location, person(s) involves, sex of the newborn, hospital transported, date and time child protective services was notified
For additional newborn safe surrender kits or fire station signs are needed, contact who?
Manuals and order unit (213)978-3425
Ascertain that the infant is under 72 hours or younger, if the infant is older than 72 hours can they be accepted?
Yes, begin to assess for any medical needs
Who shall be notified of a still alarm safe surrender at the station and request an ALS rescue if one is not in quarters?
MFC
What should be initiated on the infant as far as documentation?
F-902M (ePCR)
MFC will create a “safes” safe surrender incident type and add who to the incident?
Battalion EMS captain
The smaller coded confidential bracelet shall be placed on who?
The infant
What should be recorded on the F-902M (ePCR)?
The code off of the ankle bracelet
Who should get the inner business reply mail envelope containing the newborn family medical history questionnaire, fact sheet, and a copy of the coded confidential bracelet?
The surrendering person
Once on scene, who shall assume custody and initial base hospital contact and transport the infant to an EDAP or PMC?
ALS rescue
Who shall the ALS rescue transfer custody to when arrival at an EDAP or PMC?
Designated hospital employee
Who will notify the department of children and family services (DCFA) while at the receiving hospital by telephoning the child abuse hotline (800)540-4000?
ALS rescue
After selecting the language preference for the child abuse hotline, select which option to identify that you are calling to report a safe surrender infant?
Option 3
An officer at the safe surrender site (fire station) shall notify who?
Administrative BC
The administrative BC will forward the information through channels to who during normal and after normal business hours?
Normal business hours to bureau of emergency services, after hours to deputy department commander (DDC)
