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Fire safety & evacuation

Organising and ensuring the safety of occupants in healthcare facilities

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Course sheet

Fire safety & evacuation 30 minutes From 150 000 FCFA

In a nutshell

What this course aims to achieve

Raise awareness of correct behaviours for a safe evacuation in a healthcare facility

A short evacuation module adapted to healthcare premises, where the instruction "everyone out now" does not apply: patients cannot always be moved, and putting people safe happens first inside the building.

Key challenges

A patient on a drip, on oxygen or in an operating theatre cannot be evacuated in three minutes. Putting them safe means horizontal transfer, not going outside.
The medical oxygen present in rooms turns an ordinary fire outbreak into an oxidiser-fed fire. Shutting off the supply is one of the first actions.
Night staff work with reduced numbers and must decide alone the order in which patients are made safe.

Learning objectives

Distinguish sheltering in place, horizontal transfer and evacuation outside
Apply one's own department's instructions as soon as the alarm sounds
Identify the technical actions that come first: medical gases, fire doors

Detailed programme

1Fire in healthcare premises: smoke, medical oxygen, non-ambulant patients
2The three levels of making people safe: shelter, horizontal transfer, evacuation
3First actions: alarm, alert, closing doors, shutting off gases
4Patient priority order and the transfer equipment available

Target audience

Clinical and non-clinical staff of healthcare and social care establishments
Service, technical and logistics staff
Night staff and temporary workers

Prerequisites

None

Learning methods

A 30-minute e-learning module, available remotely

Filmed situations in a patient room, a corridor and a ward

Learning assessment

Validation quiz at the end of the module

Scope of application

An awareness module. The obligations on drills, staff training and the organisation of safe-guarding arrangements in healthcare premises fall under safety regulations specific to each country and type of establishment. Internal instructions prevail over anything in this module.

Upcoming sessions

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Dates are set by our team. Choose a session and the number of participants: your registration is recorded and confirmed once payment is received.

From 150 000 FCFA per participant

No session scheduled at the moment. Contact us to be told about the next session or to arrange a tailor-made course.

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