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LO4.2: Responses to incidents and emergencies - Coggle Diagram
LO4.2: Responses to incidents and emergencies
Reporting of accidents
It is a legal requirement that records are kept of all accidents and incidents, including when an individual has refused treatment.
The following information must also be recorded:
The date, time and place of the accident/ incident.
The details of the injury/ illness.
The name of the person injured or taken ill.
The treatment given, including what happened to the injured/ ill person afterwards.
All records must be signed.
Evacuation procedures
Evacuation routes must be kept clear at all times, well lit and signposted where possible.
The actions taken when following evacuation procedures in the event of a fire, includes:
A
ct fast, do not panic, sound the fire alarm.
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ontrol and contain the fire only if you have been trained to do so and it is safe.
T
elephone the fire brigade and provide them with details about you, your location and the fire.
F
ollow your emergency procedure to ensure the safety of everywhere.
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ssist in ensuring everyone is in a place of safety, either inside or outside the building.
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upport others to ensure that no one stops or returns for personal belongings.
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ry to remain calm and wait until the fire brigade informs you that it is safe to re-enter the building.
Evacuation procedures and escape routes for emergencies such as fires, bomb scares and gas leaks will vary for different health, social care and child care settings.
Follow-up review of critical incidents and emergencies
Casualties, witnesses and those who respond to these will all be affected and so counselling and support services must be offered to everyone involved and their health and welfare monitored by employers on an ongoing basis as effects can be long lasting.
Implementing actions and recommendations from the findings of reviews will also form part of the follow-up review process.
Critical incidents and emergencies that cause death or serious injury usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly.
Report to relevant authorities
Employers have a responsibility to report suspected outbreaks of infection, changes in resistance to antibiotics and occurrences of notifiable diseases to the local health protection unit (HPU).
RIDDOR 2013 requires that certain work-related injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences are reported to the HSE or local authority.
Depending on the nature of the incident or emergency, external agencies such as the Police, Fire and Social Services may also be involved in the reporting stage.