Goals
- Knowing how to react and organize in the event of a fire breaking out in the hospital
- Know the safety procedures (transfer)
- Knowing how to recognize and use fire extinguishers
- Knowing how to set priorities
- Understanding the consequences of traveling in a smoke-filled environment
Program
Type U Fire Training - Hospital Environment Theory
- Knowledge of safety instructions
- Specific risks related to the presence of the public and sick or resident individuals
- Reminder of the hospital's internal procedures
- Procedures to follow in case of fire and/or restricted alarm
- Recognition and selection of extinguishing methods
- Instructions for using fire extinguishers
- Procedures to follow in case of transfer and/or evacuation
- Missions of the EPI
Fire safety training: handling fire extinguishers
- Fire extinguishing exercise on a real fire
- During these exercises, trainees will work in teams to respond to situations simulating the beginning of a fire with radiating flames.
- People will need to react quickly: trigger the alarm process, secure the facilities, and use the fire extinguishers.
Fire safety training: evacuation procedures
- Simulation exercise in a smoke-filled zone
- Controlling behavior in hostile environments
- The group of participants will be required to travel to a
smoky space
Evaluation and validation methods
- Extinction exercises
- Evacuation drills
- Assessment of learning outcomes at the end of training via multiple-choice questions
Target audience
All hospital staff wishing to undertake Type U fire safety training
Prerequisites
None



