Fire Safety
Stop, Drop, and Roll
True or False
You can drown in one inch of water
True
Anyone can drown if you are face down in water. Infants can drown lying on their side in 1 inch of water. It only takes an inch of water to put you six feet under.
Of the 23,824 passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2020, 51% did not use this
Seat Belts
Mandatory use of child restraints can reduce child deaths by 35%. Helmets reduce fatal and serious head injuries by up to 45%. Enforcing a drinking and driving law around the world could reduce alcohol-related crashes by 20%.
This is a type of injury that occurs when a bone is broken
Fracture
CT law requires bicycle helmets required for all riders under
16
What is the most important thing to remember when trying to escape a fire
Get out as quickly as possible and stay low to the ground if there is smoke
This is the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4
Drowning
For children ages 5–14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death after motor vehicle crashes.
If you wear your belt correctly while riding in the front seat of a car, your chances of fatal injury are reduced by____%?
45%
What’s the Right Way to Wear My Seat Belt?
What should you do before administering the "heimlich maneuver" to someone who is choking?
Consent.
Tell the victim: “I've been trained, I'm going to help you”. If they allow you to assist them then perform the Heimlich Maneuver. If they push you away or don't allow you to assist, call 911. Without air moving, your victim will become unconscious within minutes.
This fluid makes up approximately 10% of an adults body weight
Blood
Adults will have approximately 1.2-1.5 gallons (or 10 units) of blood in their body
If you lose too much blood, your brain doesn’t get enough oxygen to support life. People who experience major injury and trauma, such as a car accident, may lose blood very quickly. Losing an excessive amount of blood is known as hemorrhagic shock. If you lose more than 40 percent of your blood, you will die
The top three causes of house fires (Name Two)
1. Cooking
2. Heating
3. Electrical Systems
4.Smoking
This is responsible for
up to 70% of deaths associated with water recreation, like boating or swimming,
nearly 1 in 4 emergency department visits for drowning, and
about 1 in 5 reported boating deaths
Alcohol impairs balance, coordination, and judgement, and increases risk taking behavior
If a driver takes their eyes off the road while driving at 60 miles per hour, how far will their car travel in the approximate time it takes to read a text message (5 seconds)?
What is about 440 feet? (At 60 mph, a car will travel approximately 88 feet per second. Multiplying 88 feet/second by 5 seconds gives you a total distance of approximately 440 feet.)
This is a type of burn that affects the top layer of skin
1st Degree Burn
This is a life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to an allergen.
anaphylaxis
What two devices should be installed on every level of your home?
Smoke alarm and CO2 alarm
This is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.
Hypothermia
The radiation from the sun is absorbed, the heat goes inside your car and is trapped which in turn causes the inside temperature to rise. On a sunny 70 degree day, it only takes about a half hour for the temperature inside a car take reach
104 degrees
This is a type of injury that occurs when a small blood vessel near the surface of the skin breaks, causing bleeding under the skin.
Bruise
Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination
Stroke
Fire cannot exist in the absence of this element
Oxygen
To put out a grease fire. With the lid on (and the heat off), the fire should quickly consume all the oxygen and put itself out. Use a metal lid since glass will shatter. Pour on Baking Soda - Baking soda will extinguish grease fires, but only if they're small.
You should do this when caught in a rip current
Swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current, then swim back to the shore at an angle.
A child can ride in a car with a seat belt once they reach this height
4 feet 9 inches
This is a type of injury that occurs when the skin is exposed to cold temperatures for a prolonged period of time
Frostbite
Concussion