RESPONDING TO EMERGANCY SITUATIONS Flashcards
types of emergency situations ?
Types of emergency situations are serious injuries, events requiring evacuation, fires and explosions, hazardous substances and chemical spills, explosion and bomb alerts, security emergencies, internal emergencies, external emergencies and medical emergencies.
examples of emergency procedures ?
Emergency procedures like a fire, bomb, explosion will require and evacuation. Another procedure is alerting emergency services or first aid treatment if there is a serious injury
emergency equipment
Emergency equipment is Safety and emergency equipment (eg emergency lights, Fire blankets) and PPE (eg gloves, googles).
controlling a group in an emergency
Controlling a group in an emergency you should be loud and give updates about the situation when possible to keep them calm and positive. You should keep them at the evacuation area to make sure you have everyone in a safe place.
communication systems what are they and when would you use them ?
Communication systems are a telephone or a satellite phone. you would use either of these phones in an emergency situation to call the emergency authorities to alert them and get help.