- Author
- Bryan, J. L. | DiNenno, P. J.
- Title
- Examination and Analysis of the Dynamics of the Human Behavior in the Fire Incident at the Anne Arundel General Hospital on May 11, 1978.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 80-217, November 30, 1978, 31 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- GRANT-79014
- Keywords
- evacuation | fire departments | fire investigations | hospitals | nursing staff | patients
- Abstract
- The fire incident at the Anne Arundel General Hospital on May 11, 1978 was detected by a Registered Nurse at approximately 0535 hours. The nurse was summoned to room 414 of "A" building by the patient's call button. The patient requested medication, and the nurse in moving the patient discovered a charred area in the linen one inch in diameter warm to the touch. The eight story building of fire resistive construction was approximately nine years old. At the time of the fire incident the facility had a full patient capacity of 277 patients. Two patients were evacuated from room 414. There was no visible fire or smoke observed by the staff. The fire involving the charring of the bed linen appeared to have self extinguished. The facility fire emergency procedures were initiated, and the city of Annapolis Fire Department responded.