Title: Describe the use of fire extinguishers.
Course: Nurse Aide I (14051-I) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Description should include

- types of fire and types of extinguisher needed for each
- the steps represented by the acronym PASS (pull-aim-squeeze-sweep)
- the steps represented by the acronym RACE (rescue-alarm-contain-extinguish or evacuate).

Refer to Unit IV in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the consequences of using the wrong fire extinguisher?
- How does a CNA determine what type of fire extinguisher to use?