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Fire Safety Tips:
 Know how and when to call 911
Install Smoke Detectors with Battery Backup Outside/In each Bedroom of
your home Replace batteries once a year and test once a month. A working
smoke detector can double a your chance's of surviving a fire. Most
fires occur at night when you are sleeping.
Purchase a Fire Extinguisher
If you have more than one floor in your home make sure to have a
collapsible ladder handy.
Have an escape route and meeting place ...Make sure you or your parents
draw out an Floor Plan of your home having at least two escape routes
from each room. Make sure you mark a place outside where your family
members can meet. PRACTICE evacuation drills with entire household 2 or
more times a Year.
Buy and install a Carbon Monoxide Detector
Make sure all windows and doors can be easily opened from the inside in
case you need to escape
Remember to Stay low to Ground if you ever have to escape
Never open doors that are hot.. Find another way out!
GET
OUT FAST once the alarm has sounded. Do not stop to dress, look for
favorite toys or even the family pet.
Make sure the Adult in your family knows to Maintain a 36" clearance
around Portable Kerosene heaters and other heating devices
Never play around Heating Devices (like Heaters)
Make sure that an Adult Plugs space heaters directly into wall sockets
do not use extension cords
Make sure that an Adult opens a window for ventilation when using a
Space Heater
Have an Adult Turn off Space Heaters before going to bed
911 is there to help you with
POLICE, MEDICAL or FIRE emergencies.
DO NOT CALL 911 FOR
NON-EMERGENCY
Examples of NON-EMERGENCY:
- Illness or injury that does not need help right away:
- Flu or a Cold
- Small cuts
- Broken fingers or toes
If there is any doubt , call 911.
CALL 911
For LIFE-THREATENING
EMERGENCIES such as:
- Breathing difficulty/shortness of breath/
breathing has stopped.
- Choking (can't talk or breathe).
- Constant chest pain - in adults (lasting
longer than two minutes).
- Uncontrollable bleeding / large blood loss.
- Drowning.
- Electrocution.
- Drug overdose /poisoning.
- Gunshot wounds, stabbings.
- Vomiting blood.
- Sudden fainting /unconsciousness
- Convulsions / seizures (uncontrolled jerking,
movements the patient may fall to the floor).
- Severe allergic reaction (difficulty
breathing / unresponsive)
- Major burns (white or charred skin: blisters
and redness over large area).
- Someone who will not wake up, even when you
shake them.
- SEVERE injuries from:
- Traffic accidents
- Head Injury
- Significant falls
- Physical entrapment (i.e. car accident with
victim trapped in the vehicle)
INFORMATION THE DISPATCHER
NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN YOU CALL 911:
- WHAT'S THE EMERGENCY? ....What's wrong?
- WHERE IS THE EMERGENCY?.....Give the address.
- WHO NEEDS HELP? What's their Age and how many
people need Help.
- ARE THEY CONSCIOUS? (Are they Awake and able
to talk to you?).....Yes or no.
- ARE THEY BREATHING?...... Yes or no.
WAIT ON THE PHONE WITH THE
911 DISPATCHER UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
Stay calm and answer the questions asked. Speak
slowly and clearly. You will be asked questions so the 911 dispatcher can send
the right type of help.
Understanding what happens when a 911 call is
placed will help you get the help you need faster.
HOW YOU CAN HELP BEFORE THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES:
- TELL THE PERSON WHO IS HURT that help
is on the way.
- HAVE SOMEONE WAIT OUT FRONT to meet
the ambulance and lead the way.
- KEEP PETS, like dogs, in a area away from
people who are trying to help.
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