Non-Medical Responses
True or False: an EEWP employee needs permission from a supervisor to call 911
FALSE. Employees never need permission to call 911 in the case of an emergency
This fire is no higher than an employees head, and hasn't spread anywhere else. Fight or Flee?
FIGHT
A coworker in unconscious. Call 911?
YES. Healthy people don't "just pass out"
What makes a person authorized to be in the yard?
They have a legitimate reason to be here (such as a delivery, pickup, or a contractor)
Send someone to the front gate after you've called 911 to prevent this disaster from happening
Ambulance getting delayed or lost
By the time you get back to your burning forklift with an extinguisher, the entire machine is on fire. FIGHT or FLEE?
FLEE: A vehicle fire is not something a fire extinguisher is meant to handle.
An employee bangs his knee against his forklift fender, causing a big bruise that makes it hard to walk. Call 911?
NO. A bruise is probably not a good reason to call 911.
A stranger is outside the front gate asking for personal information about someone who works in technical. What information can you give them?
Nothing.
If you find someone unconscious, you have to grab THIS piece of equipment
Before you even get to the room with the fire, you can feel the ambient temperature through the door. Fight or Flee?
FLEE. The environment is likely too dangerous to approach, or to even open the door.
A coworker is overheated to the point where they cannot stand up or form coherent sentences. Call 911?
YES. This coworker is probably dealing with early stages of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
Would a DoorDash driver trying to deliver food directly to an operations trailer be an authorized person?
NO
Coworker down with a neck injury? What's one thing you should NOT do?
Move the person
You've decided not to fight the fire and evacuate, so you head to the
Muster Point (which is...?)
A coworker slices their arm open, but after using a trauma pad the bleeding seems to have slowed on its own. They haven't lost consciousness. Call 911?
(Probably) Not. The bleeding could be controlled enough to get the injury bandaged. Definitely send them to get stitches, though!
A stranger you've seen in the yard starts to become erratic. What do you do?
Create space/secure yourself/Call 911
These Laws protect bystanders who make attempts in good faith to save someones life via CPR
Good Samaritan Laws
These types of fire extinguishers that we have at Eastern will deal with any type of fire we can reasonably expect:
ABC Rated Extinguishers
Put someone in the recovery position if you need to leave them to prevent this
Aspirate/breath in their own vomit
The first thing you should do when you see a stranger/unauthorized person in the yard
Tell Someone!