| Protecting ourselves from harm is one of the | | | | unconsciousness. This is a very helpful technique |
| basic instincts of human beings. At times when | | | | while you wait for the paramedics to transport |
| danger arises, humans do everything to survive. | | | | the victim safely. Extinguishers are also like this. |
| The chances of survival increases but it will | | | | Before he firefighters comes or while they are still |
| depend on the knowledge of the person. The | | | | on the way, you can contain fire easily. All you |
| more the person knows about facts of life, the | | | | have to do is to spray the agents on where the |
| more he gains better ways to protect oneself | | | | fire has started and protect the areas sensitive to |
| when danger arises. | | | | it. Not only will it increase your chances of not |
| A fire accident is one of the emergency cases | | | | getting suffocated but it will also help save your |
| that continue to happen even until now. Although | | | | house from becoming ash. |
| there are many survivors but still it is one of the | | | | All of us should be thankful the earlier contributors |
| contributors of morbidity around the globe. When | | | | of making this device. In early times, extinguishing |
| it occurs, normal instincts would tell us, to get out | | | | fire was done through exploding gunpowder. |
| of the room when fire has started because your | | | | Others have done it through vials and cartridges, |
| life is more important than the burning objects | | | | things that we cannot even picture on our minds. |
| seen in the room. However, most of us are | | | | Even though these devices have limited use, they |
| aware that water has a cooling effect to anything | | | | were still considered efficient in some ways. |
| that has heat. This time around, instead of running | | | | Despite of it all, different fire extinguisher types |
| away, we face fire by dumping water on the | | | | have risen to make our lives safer and easier in |
| burning objects. This is an acceptable practice but | | | | cases of fire. |
| when you get into the details of fire fighting, this | | | | How to use this device? It is very simple: read |
| can be dangerous at some point. | | | | the instructions. But a pneumonic was formulated |
| The survival capacities of human being in cases of | | | | to teach us how to operate it. The pneumonic is |
| fire have drastically improved because of our | | | | P-A-S-S. Below is its interpretation: |
| technology. Innovations have been made to avoid | | | | P- Pull the pin. |
| worsening fire. Different prototypes of | | | | A- Aim at the base. |
| fire-protecting devices have evolved over time | | | | S- Squeeze the top handle of the lever |
| since 1723. The result is now a more secure, | | | | S- Sweep side to side. |
| automatic and easy to use fire extinguisher types. | | | | Once you do this, you can perfectly fight fire and |
| This device is just like CPR. When a person goes | | | | stop it from getting worse. In the event that it |
| on to a cardiac arrest, we start CPR right away | | | | becomes uncontrollable, assess if you can handle it |
| to get the heart pumping for blood. This increases | | | | or better yet, let go and leave the job to the |
| the chances of the persons surviving the attack | | | | professionals. Also, make sure when you try to |
| when done within the first 5 minutes of | | | | escape, you already have identified your fire exits. |
