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Fire and evacuation refer to the process of salvaging life and properties during fire outbreaks, evacuation demands for one to leave the affected buildings as fast as possible, especially when the fire goes beyond control Fire and evacuation perspectives refer to how people understand and reacts to fire emergencies.
Medical emergency perspectives, on the other hand, refer to how people act and should act regarding fire emergencies, whether it is conducting a first aid or calling an ambulance for assistance, something like a civic education should be done to improve on people’s perspective on fire and evacuation as well as medical emergency.
Whenever fire breaks out, the best thing is to switch on the fire alarm so as to inform people of the need to leave the building, there are always free toll phone lines which are in most cases written in the alarm room, call and inform the municipal firefighters of the situation and give them the directions of the building.
Most buildings are equipped with small fire extinguishers to deal with minor fire outbreaks, the person using the extinguisher should be well trained in handling it, how to remove the safety pin, the type of extinguisher required for the type of fire, the distance to maintain with the fire and finally be trained on taking cover when dealing with a slightly big inferno.
The person fighting the fire should have a good judgement, that is the ability to back off when the inferno spreads from one room to another, it is dangerous to insist on fighting a fire when you do not have an exit plan, a person may be engulfed and choked by the smoke, know when to quit.
Making yourself familiar with buildings in which you live is important, you should know all the exit routes and safe doors.Whenever a fire alarm is activated, you should behave in a calm way, never get interested in the source of the fire but rather you should just walk slowly to the staircases and not the elevator. Elevators are likely to get stuck midway down due to electrical faults as a result of the fire.
Walking calm and slowly helps to prevent scenarios of stampedes which might be more disastrous, people with disabilities should be handled with more care, if the emergency can be delayed or it is not very serious, people with disabilities can be kept to wait in safe rooms as they await technical assistance eg cranes to get them off the top floors of a building, when disasters are serious, people with disability should be carried outside the building as you move out keep on encouraging the people to move out so as to hasten the movement and avoid a jam of people.
In situations when you cannot make it out, look for a safer room, a room near the window and maintain a communication with the rescue team, always look around and tell them what you see around you, as this may assist in locating you.Buildings affected by the fire are most likely to become weak and prone to collapse, before going back to those buildings, consider the services of building engineers to certify the safety of that building, other than collapsing you may encounter naked electric wires or bodies of victims which may have a significant impact on your psychological well-being.
Getting ill or injuries in life is a normal thing, but what matters a lot is the response to the sickness and injury, it is always good to remain calm in emergencies this not only helps you to figure the way out of the problem but also help others save themselves, you should never show the victims that they are very much sick or injured always call the 911 toll free call and inform the medical personnel on your location.
The prevailing condition of the victims and how many they are, this helps the medical team to know how many people are required on the ground plus the number of vehicles they need and the mode of transport, some may require using choppers or motor boats depending on the caller’s description of the situation.
As you await the assistance to arrive you should not disconnect the communication or change the location of the victim, not unless their life is in danger, conduct some first aid you are conversant with and where you are not sure you can consult with the people on the other side of the line, give the victims words of comfort and do not leave their site unless when you go to look for help or you can still assign someone the duty of flagging down the ambulance or chopper when they get near.
A lot of lives lost due to fire accidents or injuries could have been prevented in one way or another. People do not know what to do when met with emergencies and, therefore, ends up being victims of their ignorance. Having knowledge and understanding of emergency management is very crucial. Governments all over the world have invested greatly in medical facilities and, therefore, people must receive value for these investments, they should be given free toll numbers to call for help in times of emergency.