HealthStream Fire Safety

A water extinguisher is the only choice for fires involving wood, cloth, paper, or plastic.

False

You discover a fire in a patient's room. You should try to put out the fire before removing the patient.

False

You should respond to a fire emergency using the ____ protocol.

RACE

A fire has broken out. You have been given orders to begin evacuation of your unit. Which of the following patients should you evacuate first?

A bedridden patient in a room next to the room of fire origin.

Which of the following can help prevent the spread of smoke and fire from a room?

All of these answers

The Life Safety Code (LSC) requires that:

All of these are requirements of the LSC.

You enter a patient's room and discover a small fire burning on the bed. The patient appears to have fallen asleep while smoking. You should immediately:

Call out for help to remove the patient from the room as quickly and safely as possible.

If you are unable to put out a fire with a single portable extinguisher, you should:

Confine the fire and prepare to evacuate.

Which of the following statements is true?

Move charts with patients.

Damaged electronic devices, oxygen, and linens represent all the necessary elements of the fire triangle.

True

Fire doors and partitions help contain fires and decrease the need for patient evacuation.

True

When using alcohol-based hand rubs, rubbing your hands until they are dry can help decrease the risk of fire.

True