Fire Extinguisher

P: Pull the pin.
A: Aim at the base of the fire.
S: Squeeze the handles.
S: Sweep the fire from side to side

Priority Actions in the Event of a Fire

Priority Actions in the Event of a Fire

R, Rescue: Remove all clients from the vicinity of a fire.

A, Alarm: Activate the fire alarm; report a fire before attempting to extinguish it.

C, Confine: Close doors and windows when a fire is detected.

E, Extinguish: Extinguish the fire, using the appropriatefire extinguisher.

Nursing Triage

Emergency Department Triage

EMERGENT (RED) PRIORITY 1 (HIGHEST)

This classification is given to clients who have life-threatening injuries and need immediate attention and continuous evaluation, but have a high probability for survival once stabilized. Such clients include those with trauma, chest pain, severe respiratory distress or cardiac arrest, limb amputation, acute neurological deficits, and those who have sustained chemical splashes to the eyes.

URGENT (YELLOW): PRIORITY 2

This classification is given to clients who require treatment and whose injuries have complications that are not life-threatening, provided that they are treated within 1 to 2 hours; these clients require continuous evaluation every 30 to 60 minutes thereafter.

Such clients include those with a simple fracture, asthma without respiratory distress, fever, hypertension, abdominal pain, or a renal stone.

NONURGENT (GREEN): PRIORITY 3 

This classification is given to clients with local injuries who do not have immediate complications and who can wait several hours for medical treatment; these clients require evaluation every 1 to 2 hours thereafter. Such clients include those with conditions such as a minor laceration, sprain, or cold symptoms.