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What is meant by stop drop roll?

If your clothes catch fire, stop, drop and roll. Stop, drop to the ground, and cover your face with your hands. Roll over and over or back and forth until the fire is out.

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Does stop drop roll work?

If your cloths catch fire, you can quickly and effectively extinguish the fire by stopping, dropping and rolling until the fire has been completely extinguished. By rolling round on the ground, you'll effectively be smothering the fire out. So, yes, stopping, dropping and rolling does work to extinguish the fire. Keeping this in consideration, how do you play stop drop and roll?

Why is stop drop and roll taught?

If done correctly, "Stop, Drop and Roll" can extinguish the fire (on clothing/hair/person) quickly and likely reduce the severity of injury. In addition the short lifesaving slogan and technique was easy to remember as well as to teach. What are the 3 categories of evacuation? Simultaneous evacuation. Vertical or horizontal phased evacuation. Staff alarm evacuation (silent alarm).

Can you stop, drop and roll on carpet?

Procedure. There are three components to stop, drop and roll. Stop? The person who is affected by the fire must stop moving and stop the fire from spreading. If the victim is on a rug, they can roll the rug around themselves to put out the fire.

Is progressive horizontal evacuation assisted?

Fire Safety for Healthcare Premises ? Progressive Horizontal Evacuation ? Part 3. In cases where the 30 minutes may not suffice, onwards assisted evacuation by staff will be undertaken in order to move patients to a further adjoining area away from the fire or to a lower floor of the building.

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