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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Emergency evacuation for a person who may not understand alarms or follow complex instructions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Covering ears, repeating phrase, refusing stairs during drill.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Walking toward fire out of curiosity not malice.
Scene hazards: Elopement, Fixation on routine, Sensory overload
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Say name + "We walk now. Safe."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Show picture exit symbol if used in their plan.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Count steps gamify if that works for them.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avoid sirens close to ear — cover gently and move.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Cognitive disability, may not follow commands, location.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Request caregiver reunion at assembly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Injury if bolted into traffic — trauma care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Behavioral de-escalation after safe — not during exit.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT punish or shout — escalates.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave alone "because they refuse" in fire.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — People with intellectual disability cannot evacuate so wait for professionals always
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Many evacuate fine with simple supports — delay in fire kills. Calm one-step guidance works.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Abandonment in room assuming incapacity.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Change in routine causes freeze or bolt — simplicity reduces harm.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Caregiver knows triggers — ask "what calms them?"