[nabs-l] Building Emergency Captain

[Caitlin Best]

Hi Ben,
As for fires, heat and the detection of smoke would be the most important.. The range of fires is detected mostly by heat and how thick smoke is. A sighted person would be able to tell if a fire is really bad by the color of the smoke, but I usually use how strong the smoke smells. Regardless, if there is a fire in the building, everyone should evacuate no matter how big or small it is. It is however good to know where all the fire exits and fire extinguishers are in case of a tiny fire like in a garbage can. 
If someone is unconscious, I assume they wouldn't be in a room alone and that someone would call for help for them. A d if you are in the room as well to tell if they are unconsciouss, repeating their name, ask if they are okay and if no response then I'd assume they were non-responsive. You can also lift their arm up and if it falls to the ground then they are unconscious, because no one who is conscious would want/be willing to let their arm fall on top of them.
To assess an injury...hmmm.. I would ask what level of pain the person is feeling on a scale from one to ten. If it is a cut or something I would get cloth and have pressure applied to the wounded area, as far as something like a break, I am not really sure. It's always good to learn basic first aid and safety measures in different situations.
If there is a threatening person on campus, it is best for students and faculty to stay where they are (or get inside), go into a classroom or somewhere else potentially safe, stay low to the crowd, under a desk or something like that. Don't be near windows and lock all doors. I think most schools nowadays have a system that if there issuspicious activity on campus you can sign up for emails or text messages to alert you.

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Caitlin

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> On Aug 24, 2015, at 17:17, Ben Fulton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Greetings fellow students.
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> I was thinking that I would like to become the Emergency Captain for the building I have most of my classes in.  Perhaps not this year as I am new to campus but perhaps next year after I have had time to learn where all the exits and other important features are located.  While discussing this with a sighted friend of mine she brought up several good questions I did not have ready answers for, so I thought I would ask members of this list to help me with this.  
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> 1. In case of a fire how could you tell if flames were imminent? - I thought by heat but I don't think heat alone would be sufficient.
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> 2. How would you be able to quickly assess the level of personal injury?
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> 3 Would you be able to know if someone is unconscious and in need of assistance? - Seriously, if someone was unconscious how would you know that they were in the room?
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> 4. - Basically all these questions add up to asking - would you actually be able to do the job?
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> I am nearly completely blind with no detail left so I would not be able to see if there was a person in a room or not.
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> Other concerns might also include, - How would you deal with a situation involving a dangerous person on campus posing a risk to other students?
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> And please help me think of any other concerns that might come up.  I would like to have thought out and reasonable answers before putting in my request.
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> Be Well,
> Ben 
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