Emergency Evacuation Drill

A physical or mental exercise aimed at perfecting facility or skill especially by regular practice. One good example of earthquake drill is performed by children in grade school.

Three Types of Drill

1. Scheduled Drill

2. Unannounced Drill

3. In-Services Drill

Causes of Emergency Childbirth

• Rupture tubal pregnancy with concealed hemorrhage into the abdominal cavity.

• Unusual bleeding from the vagina at any stage.

• Convulsions associated with pregnancy.

• Miscalculations in the anticipated delivery.

• Premature onset of labor after an accident.

• Delay in transportation.

• Other factors which may abbreviate delivery.

Signs and Symptoms

• If labor contractions are approximately 2 minutes apart.

• If the woman is straining or pushing down with contractions.

• If the woman is crying out constantly.

• Warning from the woman that the baby is coming.

Materials and supplies needed:

At home en route to the hospital:

• Assemble clean cloth, plastic bags or other materials to protect bed clothes or car upholstery.

• Clean towels, one or two folded sheets.

• Set of sterile cord ties or sterilized shoelaces.

• New razor blade in protective paper.

• Diaper

• Alcohol

• Sanitary napkins

• Receiving blanket for the baby.

• Safety pins.

For a long automobile ride:

• The mother should wear a nightgown, or slip and a robe (no other underclothing) and place a sanitary napkin or clean folded towel between her tights if the bag of waters has broken or if the blood and mucous are draining from the birth canal.

• Take along a flashlight, if the trip will be at night.

• Blanket and pillow.

• Container of some sorts for the after birth.

An emergency can happen to anyone in, on or around water. Regardless of how good a person is at swimming, anyone can get into trouble because of a sudden illness or injury.

Causes of Drowning

• Panic

• Exhaustion in the water

• Losing control and getting swept into water that is too deep

• Losing support (as in a sinking boat)

• Getting trapped or entangled in the water

• Using drugs or alcohol before getting into the water

• Suffering from a medical emergency while in the water

• Using poor judgment while in the water

• Hypothermia

• Trauma

• Having a diving accident.

Emergency Actions

Near-Drowning

• Make sure that the scene is safe.

• Always check first to see whether a lifeguard or other trained professional is present before helping someone who may be having trouble in the water.

• DO NOT swim out to a victim unless you have the proper training, skills and equipment.

• If the appropriate safety equipment is not available and there is a chance that you cannot safely help a person in trouble, call for help immediately.

• If you must assist someone who is having trouble in the water, you must have the appropriate equipment both for your own safety and the victim’s.

• Send someone else to call the local emergency number while you start the rescue.

Submerged Victim

If a victim is at or near the bottom of the pool in deep water, call for trained help immediately.

• If the victim is in shallow water that is less than chest deep, carefully wade into the water with some kind of flotation equipment.

• Reach down and grasp the victim.

• Pull the victim to the surface.

• Turn the victim face-up and bring him or her to safety.

• Remove the victim from the water.

• Provide emergency care.