Environment of Care & Emergency Management Flashcards
How frequently do you have fire drills?
We hold fire drills yearly. Inpatient wards, OR, ER, and Radiology perform drills quarterly. All drills are conducted by the Safety Department per their schedule.
In case of a fire, what would you do?
RACE
- Rescue: Move anyone in immediate danger to a safe area.
- Alert: Call out “Code Red! ” to other employees, pull the fire alarm pull station, call security/emergency number.
- Confine: Close all doors after checking rooms.
- Extinguish: Fight fire if it is safe to do so, or
- Evacuate: Evacuate all occupants to the adjacent smoke compartment (nonevacuation locations) or outside (evacuation locations). Do not use elevators!
Explain how you would use the fire extinguisher.
PASS
- Pull extinguisher pin
- Aim at base of fire
- Squeeze extinguisher handles
- ¬Sweep side to side from front of fire toward back of fire
How far away from sprinklers must items be stored?
There must be at least an 18 inch clearance below the sprinkler head.
How do you know the medical equipment you are using is safe for use?
Biomedical engineering inspects medical equipment prior to being put into service and re-inspects with a preventive maintenance schedule and applies an inspection sticker to prove it is current and safer use.
How do you reporting the malfunctioning piece of medical equipment that has resulted in patient or staff injury?
- The malfunctioning equipment is left unaltered and removed from patient care.
- Biomed and risk management are notified.
- A PSR is placed.
What is the safety data sheet (SDS) and where is it located?
The Safety Data Sheets are provided by the manufacturer of a product. They include important information for each chemical such as: chemical identity, characteristics, health hazards, first aid/emergency measures and procedures for clean-up and safe handling.
Know where yours is located. SDS is located in a known location in each clinic/space.
What are the hospital’s emergency codes?
