How to evacuate a hotel fire in a wheelchair (crucial advice + personal experience)

I was staying away with my mum, and then the fire alarm went off, and it was a real fire. We were on the fourth floor, and thought hotel staff would come and help. Nope.
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[@shalacarter6658]

Hello Hannah! Wow, that was a scary incident. I had no idea about any of those protocols. One day when we were at the hospital on the 7 th floor for an evaluation, the alarm went off. The therapist asked if I could walk down. As it happens, I could. I was not happy but I did it. The elevators went back on after the fire was put out. Otherwise, I would have needed someone to bring me a wheel chair and go around outside the hospital and back in up the ramps. If that would even have worked. I asked them what happens with the kids who are in the hospital and they said they are put on gurneys and taken down the stairs. I am not sure if that would work for kids in ICU. At any rate; I am glad that you were safe! I am going to share a link regarding allergies to medical tape. A guy who is a transplant recipient has a brilliant idea for helping with that. Cheers!

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[@AGirlCalledNaomi]

As a wheelchair user thank you so much for informing me on this information, like you pointed out it is so important to know this. Hopefully it will never happen but now I know what to do in the event of a fire, even if it's just a drill.

[@howtomeetwomen-]

Thank you for helping people. I'm in the states in housing for the elderly and disabled. I keep asking the front desk what I'm supposed to do from up here when the alarm goes off, which is pretty often, and they keep saying they'll get back to me. It's been a few years. I haven't evacuated yet but haven't died yet. Geez though, this is dumb.

[@elisap1098]

Really interesting and helpful info. My mom has to use a walker and is in handicapped rooms when traveling, and I'm regularly worried about this when they are constantly putting her on higher level floors. I'm going to check around at our local hotels where she stays when visiting to see if we have that button. My other thought.... if nothing else, if we were in the staircase, I think we're pretty likely to encounter some kind folks who could help me get her out of there and/or send the firemen up once they get out to safety! Thanks for sharing!!

[@hayleyrathertoofondofbooks2314]

Thank you so much for sharing this info. I'm a wheelchair user and can't use the stairs so I really appreciate having more insight into how disabled people are evacuated from a hotel. I'd be in such a panic not knowing if anyone was coming to help me so I feel better knowing this is how things are done.

[@HannahHodgson]

Hayley RatherTooFondofBooks I don’t get why at very least it isn’t written down in visitor information, or there isn’t an organisation that is spreading this message? So glad you have found it helpful, I hope you never need it xx

[@hayleyrathertoofondofbooks2314]

You'd think hotels etc would have some sort of legal obligation to let disabled customers know what the evacuation procedure is, and to make sure it's written down clearly in the room. I've shared your video on twitter as I'm sure it'll be very helpful to a lot of people. Thanks again for sharing. xx

[@mozemosley8670]

Thank you for this information!!

[@j.w2000]

The staff should have moving and handling training! Then help the physically disabled requiring help to evacuate physically in a fire , then the staff would have the training to help those whose has ticked the form of requiring physical help they can evacuate the person safely.

[@Jaws10214]

Thanks for answering a question I've been pondering recently!

[@bikergirlvlogs7362]

Thank you for the advice

[@bikergirlvlogs7362]

I was at school and I have hms witch means I dislocate joints easily so the fire alarm goes of and I know when it’s a practice because I get told and this time it was not a practice obviously the lifts don’t work in a fire so I tried to walk down stairs and when I got to the bottom and got outside I just sat on the floor I was in so much pain from walking down the stairs and no one even come over and say are you alright and till my friend came out the building

[@HannahHodgson]

I’m so sorry for your experience. I always used to panic at my old school that they didn’t have an e-vac chair and what the heck would they do to get me out!? I probably would have done what you did - but why should you have to!? Xx

[@bikergirlvlogs7362]

Hannah Hodgson thank you for replying keep making videos I love your advice

[@karenhuff4709]

Thank you

[@cloz95]

Where can I find your petition? I don't see the link in the comments or the description

[@theotherbrief]

Hi Chloe C, here's the link to Hannah's petition www.change.org/p/give-hannah-hodgson-20-year-old-palliative-care-patient-entonox-at-home

[@danielonn2002]

How does a wheelchair user operate a manual call point?

[@HannahHodgson]

I’ll ask my dad and get back to you :)

[@danielonn2002]

@@HannahHodgson Thanks

[@HannahHodgson]

Dad says “Manual call points are on the means of escape so you would just press it on the way out” does this make sense? I can ask for more info tonight once he’s home if you need :)

[@sabothebooklover1978]

You are beautiful