Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 36

The first thing to do when a fire is discovered is to:

A. Rescue persons in danger

B. Activate the alarm system

C. Close doors to other areas

D. Extinguish the fire if possible

Step 1 of 2

Fire accident:

When a substance catches fire accidentally, spreads rapidly in an uncontrolled manner and causing threat to life, it is called fire accident.

• Fire should be brought down using sand, water to extinguish it

• In case of large fire accident in a laboratory or industry, fire extinguishers are helpful

• The life threaten fire accident will cause ill-effects to human life

• Once the fire spreads rapidly, person in that place should be rescued immediately rather than doing other first aid actions

Therefore, “a person in danger rescued first” when a fire is discovered. Hence, the correct answer is option.