Home Fire Escape Planning Each year there are millions of fires, thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars lost to fire. The District of Columbia has the second highest fire death rate in the United States. Residential fires account for 70% to 80% of all civilian fire deaths in the United States. To reduce your risk of becoming a statistic follow the fire safety tips below: Install and Maintain Smoke Detectors Install a smoke detector outside of every sleeping area. Install a smoke detector on every level of your home. Test your smoke detector monthly. Change the battery in your smoke detector twice a year when you change the time on your clocks. Draw an Escape Plan of Your House Include all doors and windows. Have a primary and a secondary escape route from every area. Select a safe meeting place outside your home and show it on your plan. Practice the Plan with Your Family First walk through your plan. Practice your plan at least twice a year. Alternate between day and night, primary and secondary escape routes. Get Out and Stay Out If you smell smoke, see fire, or hear your smoke detector, follow your escape plan. Get low�crawl to avoid the dangers of heat and smoke. Feel the door with the back of your hand. If the door is hot, do not open. Use your alternate exit, such as a window. Never use elevators. Use the stairs. Once out�stay out. e missing, their approximate ages, and location last seen. Call for Help When your family is gathered at your meeting place, send one person to a neighbor's house to call the Fire Department. Call 911, stay calm, give the operator your address, and relay the nature of the call. Stay on the line until the operator tells you to hang up.

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First Aid at a Glance Please note that the source for these first aid instructions is The American Red Cross and different signs, symptoms, and their causes may dictate variation in the appropriate treatment. When in doubt, always call 911 first and the Fire and EMS call taker is prepared to give you instructions over the phone until we arrive at your emergency. Ailment Signs and Symptoms First Aid POISON Poison Control (202) 625-3333  Symptoms vary greatly. Aids to determine whether poison was swallowed: Information from victim or observer Presence of poison container Condition of victim (sudden onset of pain or illness) Burns around lips Breath odor Pupil contracted to pinpoint size All VICTIMS CALL 911 Save label or container for I.D. CONSCIOUS VICTIMS Dilute the poison with milk or water Do not neutralize with counteragents Do not give oils UNCONSCIOUS VICTIMS Maintain open airway (victim on side) Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or CPR if necessary Do not give fluids, do not induce vomiting CONVULSIONS Do not restrain victim Loosen tight clothing Watch for airway obstruction Do not give fluids Do not induce vomiting SHOCK Skin pale (or bluish), cold to touch; possibly moist or clammy Victim weak Rapid pulse (over 100) Rate of breathing usually increases; may be shallow or deep and irregular CALL 911 Keep victim lying down. Cover him only enough to keep him from losing body heat   FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS Pain and tenderness May have difficulty moving injured part Obvious deformities - swelling and discoloration CALL 911 Keep broken bone end and adjacent joints from moving, and give care for shock.   HEART ATTACK Acute pain in chest, upper abdomen, or down left arm Extreme shortness of breath CALL 911 Place victim in a comfortable position, usually sitting up. If not breathing, give rescue breathing. DO NOT give liquids to unconscious victims. LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS Unresponsiveness CALL 911 Keep victim warm and lying down, head turned to the side. If breathing stops, give rescue breathing. Never give an unconscious person food or liquids

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