No. 05-14 - PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTING A NEWBORN- SAFE SURRENDERED BABY LAW

Question 1

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

Answer 1

72 hours

Question 2

one of the goals of the Safely Surrendered Baby Law is

Answer 2

to protect the identities of parents in order to encourage them to safely surrender rather than abandon their newborn.

Question 3

when did the City of Los Angeles designated all fire stations as Safe Havens.

Answer 3

March 2003

Question 4

This program is a _______alternative to the abandonment of newborns in inappropriate locations.

Answer 4

humanitarian

Question 5

where are safe surrender signs located at stations?

Answer 5

Each fire station should have a Safe Surrender sign, in addition to the Safe House sign, in front of the station.

Question 6

The Safe Surrender sign is a _____ and _____ sign with a baby resting in the palm of a hand inside of a ____.

Answer 6

blue and white

house

Question 7

Each fire station should maintain ____ Newborn Safe Surrender Kits

Answer 7

2

Question 8

Newborn Safe Surrender Kits, consist of the following:

Answer 8

a. Newborn family medical history questionnaire (English)
b. Newborn family medical history questionnaire (Spanish)
c. Coded wrist identification bracelet for person surrendering newborn.

Question 9

There is a place to take notes regarding the newborn surrender. These include:

Answer 9

date, time, location, person(s) involved, sex of the newborn, hospital transported, and date and time child protective services were notified

Question 10

f additional Newborn Safe Surrender Kits or fire station signs are needed, contact

Answer 10

Manuals and Orders Unit at 213-978-3425, or email Debbie Megliorino.

Question 11

Notify Metro Fire (MFC) of a still alarm Safe Surrender at the station and request a paramedic rescue ambulance (if one is not in quarters) to respond. Initiate an F-902M report on the infant. MFC will create a “____” Safe Surrender incident type and add a _______ to the incident.

Answer 11

“safes”

Battalion EMS Captain

Question 12

An Officer at the Safe Surrender site (fire station) shall notify the Administrative _______ who will forward the information through channels to the: a. Bureau of __________ during normal business hours. b. Deputy Department Commander (DDC) after normal business hours.

Answer 12

Battalion Chief

emergency services