Safety & Infection ControlQuestion 47 of 200
During a facility fire, the CNA uses the RACE acronym. RACE stands for:
a.Read the fire alarm panel, Avoid the smoke, Carry residents down to the stairwell, Empty the wing floor by floor
b.React to the smoke, Activate the alarm, Cool the fire, Eliminate the hazard
c.Run from the area, Alert the charge nurse, Cover the fire, Escape outside
d.Rescue (those in immediate danger), Alarm (pull and call 9-1-1), Contain (close doors), Extinguish or Evacuate
Explanation
RACE is the standard fire-response acronym: Rescue residents in immediate danger, sound the Alarm and call 9-1-1, Contain the fire by closing doors and windows, and Extinguish if small/safe or Evacuate per plan. CNAs work under nurse direction during evacuation; horizontal evacuation (through smoke doors to adjacent compartment) is usually preferred over vertical. PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep) is the extinguisher acronym.
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