Emergency

An emergency is any (unexpected ) situation in which occurs an imminent danger for things, animals, or the physical integrity of people. This is consistent with the duties of the fire department. Emergencies such as large floods, major fires, aircraft crash or a medical emergency. Emergencies can be classified according to their severity.

Medical Emergency

In the emergent supply five emergency medical categories are considered:

When medical emergencies are in rescue especially those cases in which there is a disturbance threatening the vital parameters consciousness, breathing and circulation or function loops water electrolyte balance, acid -base balance, temperature balance and metabolism. Without immediate assistance significant health damage or death of the patient are to be feared. The focus of the first aid is to ensure the vital functions (consciousness, breathing and circulation ).

The term is also summarizes psychological emergencies such as suicidal intentions, or psychosis and violence among emergency medical term (see also: Psychiatric crisis).

Emergency management

Occupational Safety and Civil Protection and other divisions conduct contingency planning. An essential component of security is the rescue chain, another individual ( company-specific ) emergency planning.

Rescue

Vital in emergencies is the good cooperation of all stakeholders in the chain of emergency, first responders, emergency services, etc. in order not to lose time. For the emergency is available in all EU countries and Switzerland, the emergency telephone number 112 is available about which one is immediately connected to an operator of the emergency services.

The optimal supply of an affected by a medical emergency people can be described by the scheme of the rescue chain consisting depending on the representation of four to six members.

Safety Technology

Building Security

As a precaution in case of emergencies buildings can be equipped for example with safety outputs or sprinkler systems or fire doors or escape stairs.

Emergency shutdown

Many machines and technical devices can interrupt the power supply (eg, escalator or oil heating) or emergency brake trigger (eg emergency brake in trains ) in an emergency by an emergency stop switch-off.

Technical emergency

In many atmospheres providing certain facilities is prescribed for emergencies, such as first aid kit in the car, fire extinguishers in buildings, eye showers in laboratories, emergency cases in life preservers or lifeboats on ships.