EVACUATING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
CAN YOU EVACUATE YOUR PATIENTS, VISITORS AND STAFF SAFELY?
Why we need an evacuation plan
With the vulnerability of patients in hospitals or other forms of healthcare premises, emergency evacuation procedures are paramount. We need to be prepared for any eventuality to get everyone out safely when it comes to evacuating hospitals and healthcare facilities.
With the current unpredictable climate of terrorism and violence, along with fire and weather emergencies, effective emergency evacuation plans are vital. Extra precautions and considerations need to be taken into account to accommodate the individual needs of patients whatever their disabilities. Personnel and visitors with disabilities also need protection. Imagine, for a moment, you or your loved ones being left behind?
Identifying and preventing risk is a crucial part of emergency planning in healthcare facilities and should never allow leaving anyone behind because they are less abled than other patients. Pre-planning for an emergency in such premises is imperative in today’s world. Healthcare facilites must have the capacity to move all persons to a safe location immediately in any emergency situation. Sheltering in place and waiting for first responders to arrive and rescue may not be safe or the best option. Robust emergency and evacuation planning should be part of a patient’s Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP). Plans should be comprehensively written for the patients individual needs.
This plan should insure and include:
• Full risk identification and prevention
• Drills (identifying obstacles as they arise and before an emergency occurs)
• Equipment required and its usage
• Training needs
• Post drill evaluation to inform any changes necessary etc.
Staff and visitors with disabilities can also be at risk. Healthcare officials and staff should develop a plan to necessitate provisions and share the information with all people concerned. Through the entire process, the establishment has a moral, ethical and legal responsibility to keep their whole community safe in the event of an emergency.
Care Home Evacuation Chairs
Care home evacuation chairs provide a safe and effective solution for evacuating residents with reduced mobility during emergencies. Whether responding to a fire alarm, power outage, or other incident requiring immediate evacuation, care home staff need equipment that can be deployed quickly and operated with confidence.
Designed for use on stairways when lifts are unavailable, evacuation chairs help minimise manual lifting and support safer resident movement throughout the building. For nursing homes, residential care facilities, and assisted living environments, having the right evacuation equipment forms an important part of emergency preparedness and resident safety planning.
Hospital Evacuation Chair Solutions
Hospitals face unique evacuation challenges due to the wide range of patient mobility needs. A hospital evacuation chair allows healthcare professionals to move patients safely and efficiently down stairways during emergency situations, helping maintain continuity of care while reducing risks to both patients and staff.
From acute care wards and outpatient departments to specialist treatment centres, evacuation chairs play a vital role in supporting emergency evacuation procedures. Their compact design, ease of deployment, and controlled descent capabilities make them an essential component of hospital emergency planning.
Our reccomendation for a hospital Evacuation Chair is our 600H. The additional carry handles and high weight capacity serve as an all rounder, suitable to carry any type of patient, including bariatric.
Care Facility Evacuation Chairs for Emergency Preparedness
Every care facility has a responsibility to protect residents, visitors, and staff during an emergency. A care facility evacuation chair provides a practical evacuation solution for individuals who cannot safely use stairs without assistance.
Suitable for retirement communities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, and healthcare environments, evacuation chairs help organisations strengthen their emergency evacuation strategy and support compliance with safety obligations. By ensuring mobility-impaired occupants can be evacuated quickly and safely, care facilities can improve preparedness and reduce evacuation risks across their premises. Whatever the scenario, we have an evacuation chair to suit your environment. Get in touch today for expert advice.
DOWNLOAD OUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO EVACUATING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Includes advice on:-
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
EVACUATION STRATEGIES
EVACUATION PLANS (GEEPS/PEEPS)
EVACUATION EQUIPMENT
PLUS AN EVACUATION CHECKLIST
HEALTHCARE NEWS
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital Selects Evac+Chair® for Emergency Evacuation Chairs & Systems.
EVAC+CHAIR® North America, LLC, maker of the original, lightest and worlds best selling Evacuation Chair, announced the supply of their Evacuation Stair Chairs to the world famous St Jude Research Children’s hospital.
EVAC+CHAIR® North America, LLC, maker of the original Stair Chair is now part of St Jude emergency evacuation systems and procedures. The Emergency Rescue Chairs by EVAC+CHAIR may be used in any building that requires a safe, urgent and orderly evacuation need for anyone who is incapacitated or becomes incapacitated and cannot evacuate independently.
EVAC+CHAIR® allows incapacitated person(s) to be placed into the Stair Chair and evacuated down the stairs in a safe, efficient and rapid manner. EVAC+CHAIR® Evacuation Chairs greatly enhance safety in all evacuation situations as they allow sick, injured or disabled person(s) immediate evacuation options in emergency situations where seconds count. They are especially important in large facilities where emergency responders might have a difficult time locating, determining and reaching incapacitated individuals.
EVAC+CHAIR® North America, LLC is the maker of the lightest stair chair on the market. Our stair chairs are designed for simple one person operation. There is no need to find an assistant with sufficient strength to operate the Staircase Chairs of EVAC+CHAIR® of North America.EVAC+CHAIR® Emergency Evacuation Stair Chairs are so intuitive to operate, that virtually no training is required.”We are very excited to be working with St Jude said Richard Perl, Vice President of business development for EVAC+CHAIR® North America.” It is an amazing state of the art facility. St Jude is a world class operation and we are proud to be affiliated with them in their safety and evacuation procedures. Our hope is that there will be no need for our Rescue Chairs, however if the need arises, we are proud that they are using the best Evacuation Stair Chair on the market.
DOWNLOAD OUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO EVACUATING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Includes advice on:-
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
EVACUATION STRATEGIES
EVACUATION PLANS (GEEPS/PEEPS)
EVACUATION EQUIPMENT
PLUS AN EVACUATION CHECKLIST
