Memory Prompts

• 4/7/2010
• Author: Kristine Miller
• Category: EC News Blog
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We all have a lot to remember these days. Personal details like logins, passwords, birthday and anniversary dates, cell phone, land line, and fax numbers—sometimes the myriad details are mindboggling.

And work is no exception. Whatever your job, there are so many facts and figures to keep track of. And some of them are a lot more crucial than others.

That’s why Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital uses memory prompts to help health care workers memorize the essentials of fire response. SYVCH uses the two popular memory prompts “R.A.C.E.” and “P. A.S.S.”. The first, R.A.C.E., describes the general actions to be taken when fire danger is detected:
Rescue patient
Activate Alarm
Contain Smoke/Fire
Evacuate

The second memory prompt, P.A.S.S., describes the proper use of a fire extinguisher:
Pull the pin
Aim at the base of the fire
Squeeze the handle
Sweep from side to side

If you haven’t already, you can read the entire story of SYVCH’s fire drill training in the April 2010 issue of Environment of Care® News.