Fire Safety and Life Safety Flashcards
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When construction or renovation activities temporarily reduce life safety protection below code requirements, what must a healthcare facility implement?
Answer: Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM)
Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) are a prescribed series of administrative and operational actions taken to temporarily compensate for life safety deficiencies created by construction or renovation activities.
What is the preferred evacuation strategy for non-ambulatory patients in a healthcare facility during a fire?
Answer: Horizontal evacuation to an adjacent smoke compartment
Horizontal evacuation to an adjacent smoke compartment is preferred in healthcare settings because it avoids the physical risks of moving patients in beds or on stretchers through stairwells.
How frequently does The Joint Commission require hospitals to conduct fire drills?
Answer: Quarterly on each shift
The Joint Commission requires hospitals to conduct fire drills quarterly on each shift so that all staff, regardless of work schedule, receive regular fire response training throughout the year.
Which element is NOT part of the fire triangle?
Answer: Pressure
The fire triangle consists of oxygen, heat (ignition source), and fuel; removing any one element extinguishes the fire, and pressure plays no direct role in this model.
Which class of fire involves cooking oils and fats, commonly found in healthcare facility kitchen areas?
Answer: Class K
Class K fires involve cooking oils and animal fats; they require wet chemical extinguishers because standard ABC extinguishers cannot effectively suppress the high-temperature burning oils.
NFPA 99, the Healthcare Facilities Code, primarily governs which aspect of healthcare facility safety?
Answer: Electrical systems, medical gas systems, and utility systems
NFPA 99 establishes installation, inspection, and maintenance requirements for electrical systems, medical gas and vacuum systems, and other utility systems unique to healthcare facilities.
What is the maximum dead-end corridor length permitted in a fully sprinklered healthcare occupancy per NFPA 101?
Answer: 30 feet
NFPA 101 limits dead-end corridors in sprinklered healthcare occupancies to 30 feet to ensure occupants can always reach an unobstructed egress path without backtracking a dangerous distance.