- Author
- Keating, J. P. | Loftus, E. F.
- Title
- Vocal Emergency Alarms in Hospitals and Nursing Facilities: Practice and Potential. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Washington Univ., Seattle
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 77-102, July 1977, 33 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- GRANT-69016
- Keywords
- standards | fire alarm systems | health care facilities | hospital fires | human behavior | nursing staff
- Abstract
- This report reviews current usage of voice emergency alarms in nursing homes and hospitals, and recommends guidelines for the development of alarm messages, which should facilitate effective personnel response to fires in health care facilities. A sample message is provided which can serve as the basis for a national or regional standard.