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Article: Fire prevention: improving staff readiness. (nursing home management)
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- Nursing Homes
- Article date:
- July 1, 1994
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A fire protection consultant outlines the elements required
The evacuation of a nursing home during a fire is different from that of any other building. Residents have varying degrees of wellness and ambulation capabilities, as well as physical conditions that limit their ability to evacuate a facility quickly. Subacute patients are often medically fragile and may be dependent upon ventilators or IVs. In addition, the number of staff available to assist in evacuation varies according to the shift and time of day. All these factors must be considered in developing an effective fire response and evacuation program.
Such a program can exist only after the ...