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What is considered an emergency situation?
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation. It is an unexpected and usually dangerous situation that calls for immediate action.
What is the most important thing to do first in an emergency situation?
The most important thing to remember in an emergency is to STAY CALM and call 911. Make sure you know where you are and speak slowly and clearly. The dispatcher who answers your call will speak to you calmly. Don’t be alarmed, as the dispatcher is specially trained to remain calm.
What are the three emergencies?
The President can declare three types of emergencies — national, state and financial emergency in a state.
What are the types of emergency situations?
Emergency types
- Complex emergencies.
- Conflicts.
- Drought.
- Earthquakes.
- Floods.
- Landslides.
- Nuclear.
- Storms.
What is the first thing to do in an emergency situation?
Assess the Situation The first thing you should do is assess the situation. Look to see who is at the emergency scene, and find out what others at the scene are doing. If anyone is in danger or hurt, you should immediately take charge of the situation.
Do you know how to give a hand in an emergency?
If an emergency situation occurs, almost always, bystanders do not know how to manage it or how to give a hand. This is a brief guide to understand the main 5 steps to guarantee a concrete help, even if you are not paramedics.
What to do if you are a bystander to an emergency?
Bystanders will often ignore the situation completely if there are many other people around, assuming that someone else must have taken care of the situation already (this is a psychological phenomenon known as the bystander effect ). If you feel you are able to help, take steps to lead and delegate to those around the emergency scene.
Why should you not use the phone in an emergency situation?
Handle emergency situation: use the telephone only to ask for help Your full attention should be on the present situation, and talking on the phone is distracting. In addition, if you are on an older model telephone, the emergency dispatcher may be trying to reach you. Stay off the phone unless you’re calling to ask for help.