First aid personnel
Evacuation procedures
On activation of the fire alarm or being directed to evacuate:
- Collect the nearest First Aid Kit, don green identification and locate the Area Warden.
- Standby to assist occupants and visitors requiring first aid treatment.
- When directed by the Area Warden, proceed to the Assembly Area and provide assistance where necessary.
Staying with a casualty
If possible, First Aid Officers should encourage staff with minor injuries, such as a bleeding finger, to leave the building as part of the evacuation and receive treatment outside. If the First Aid Officer is in any doubt that movement of a casualty could worsen a condition, they should not move the casualty and should remain with them.
Where the First Aid Officer remains with a casualty they must advise (or arrange for someone else to advise) the Area Warden, who will communicate this to the Chief Warden. This will ensure the Emergency Services are made aware of the situation and can take any appropriate action. The exception to this rule of remaining with the casualty in the building is where the risk posed by the danger is greater than that posed by the risk of moving the casualty, such as a spreading fire.
First Aid Officers should always bear in mind the rule of personal safety ahead of any other consideration.