Health facilities, with their number increasing rapidly in our country, are becoming more open to life and property security risks at the same rate. The size of the hospitals, their 24/7 service, high human density and circulation cause these risks to be high, and the need for system solutions for safety of life and property is gaining importance. The solutions such as Fire Detection Systems, Emergency Announcement and Evacuation Systems, Closed Circuit Television Systems, Access Control and Security Systems, Nurse Call Systems to be installed in these facilities should be able to meet the expectations and needs of the patients, the patient’s relatives and the enterprise at the least, as well as ensuring the safety of life and property of the patients and the health personnel in the best manner. Therefore, ensuring compliance with the specific regulations and specifications is preferred for these enterprises.
Undoubtedly, the Fire Detection System has the greatest importance in ensuring life safety in hospitals. The addressable fire detection is preferred for hospitals because it enables the fire to be noticed more quickly than the conventional system and enables the evacuation of patients and the response to the fire to be given more quickly. Moreover, it has pros such as 24/7 monitoring of the system from a screen with graphic monitoring software, receiving alarms as a notification on this screen and emergency scenarios that will minimize life-threatening hazards with integration with other systems in case of an alarm (e.g.: smoke extraction systems, elevator control) and their application without the need for operator intervention. Apart from fire detection, where necessary, gas, carbon monoxide and water leakage detection are required for a complete and effective detection system.
In case of fire and similar disasters, it is very important to evacuate the patients properly and safely. Therefore, the recorded or live messages to be broadcasted by the Emergency Announcement and Public Address System to be installed in the hospitals must be audible and understandable as required for each section of the hospital. This requirement is specified in the relevant national and international standards and regulations. In addition, in order to minimize panic and confusion during the evacuation in the multi-storey buildings, it may be an important system requirement to provide the necessary guidance by making different announcements to different floors or announcement zones at the same time.
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