Author Topic: Residential Care and Healthcare Guidance (Read 8463 times)

jokar · « **on:** October 19, 2006, 08:27:24 PM »

Can anyone tell me why in the RC Guide the Delayed Evacuation strategy gives 60 minute protection and yet in the Healthcare Guide it is 30 minutes? Is this a typo or error or is there a proper reason such as staff numbers and guaranteed availability? Any thoughts welcome.

Richard Earl · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2006, 06:55:12 PM »

hi, i have had meetings with a care home and they seam to think they need to put some protected rooms in for patients who cant be moved

but i sugested that if its a staffing issue to increase the fire alarm zone areas to smaller blocks to help with evacuation

Redone · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2007, 05:42:06 PM »

What is 'delayed evacuation'?

jokar · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2007, 06:59:04 PM »

better called defend in place or may be known as a stay put policy. The idea is that individual patients who cannot/should not be moved are protected to a higher degree and left in situ pending the extinguisment of a fire or 2nd stage evacuation. It needs carefule consideration and a very robust management policy.

Redone · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2007, 03:17:45 PM »

Cheers Jokar...

Your heading the right way Richard, but I'm beginning to doubt the effectiveness of any scheme with minimal staff to achieve an evacuation, you know, 2 staff 30 plus residents, 90% needing assistance. No evac lift. Residents cannot use the stairs.

But what does it matter... never had a fire so far, risk reduced to the minimum, It'll never happen to me attitude prevails.

Richard Earl · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2007, 10:16:57 PM »

i agree just finished a roll out training program for a care home getting away from stay put policy to fazed evac. ie to an area behind fire doors.

i think we need to increase the zone areas to reduce the area needing evacuation

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Author Topic: Residential Care and Healthcare Guidance (Read 8463 times)