This document outlines emergency procedures for medical emergencies, fires, typhoons, and earthquakes. For medical emergencies, it describes how to check for safety hazards, provide CPR if trained, summon help, and give relevant medical information. For fires, it lists the RAEE procedures of remove/rescue, alert, contain, and extinguish or evacuate. For typhoons, it recommends preparing supplies, monitoring weather advisories, and evacuating if instructed. For earthquakes, it advises dropping, covering, and holding on indoors; staying away from hazards; waiting for shaking to stop before exiting; and stopping vehicles away from hazards.
Emergency procedures for medical, fire, typhoon and earthquake crises
1. Procedure
for
Specific
Crisis
Medical Emergency
Procedure
Fire Emergency
Procedure
Typhoon Emergency
Procedure
Earthquake
Emergency
Procedure
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A. MEDICAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
1. In the event of a medical emergency
keep calm, act immediately.
2. Check the scene for
safety.
Check the victim’s:
consciousness,
breathing, pulse and
severe bleeding
3. 3. Conduct CPR
(if you have
proper training)
4. Summon medical
help.
5. Let the Medic
know if the victim:
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breathing, blood pressure,
bleeding, seizure, poisoned,
headache and broken
bone
4. 6. Be prepared to give the following
information: what happened,
number of victims, kind of injury,
exact location of the emergency,
what help is being given, and your
name and phone number.
7. Do not transport
seriously injured
persons to the
hospital.
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5. B. FIRE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
R – Remove/Rescue
remove/rescue
person(s) in
immediate
danger, to safe
area.
A – Alert – alert
people nearby
and raise an
alarm.
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6. C – Contain – close
doors and where
possible windows
to contain the
fire/smoke.
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E – Extinguish/Evacuate
– attempt to extinguish
the fire only if you are
trained and is safe to
do so. Otherwise eva-cuate
to a safe area.
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C. TYPHOON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
1. Store an adequate
supply of food and
water that would
last for a few days.
2. Always keep flashlights,
candles, batteries,
first-aid and radio.
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3. Frequently listen to
your local radio,
television or visit
Weather Philippines
for storm advisories
on the progress of
the typhoon.
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4. Turn off the main
sources of electricity
to prevent electrical
accidents.
5. Heed the advice of
the local authorities if
they ask you to
evacuate your area.
Evacuate calmly.
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D. EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
During an Earthquake
Drop, Cover and Hold On. Minimize your
movements to a few steps to a nearby
safe place and if you are indoors, stay
there until the shaking has stopped and
you are sure exiting is safe.
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If Indoors
1. DROP to the ground; take COVER by
getting under a sturdy table or other
piece of furniture; and HOLD ON until
the shaking stops. If there isn't a table
or desk near you, cover your face and
head with your arms and crouch in an
inside corner of the building.
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2. Stay away from
glass, windows,
outside doors and
walls, and anything
that could fall, such
as lighting fixtures or
furniture.
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3. Stay inside until the shaking stops and
it is safe to go outside.
4. Be aware that the
electricity may go
out and the sprinkler
systems or fire
alarms may turn on.
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If Outdoors
1. Stay there. Move
away from
buildings, streetlights
and utility wires.
2. Once in the open,
stay there until the
shaking stops.
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If in a Moving Vehicle
Stop as quickly as safety permits and
stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near
or under buildings, trees, overpasses,
and utility wires.
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After an Earthquake
When the shaking stops, look around
to make sure it is safe to move. Then
exit the building. Expect aftershocks.