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Medical Emergency and First Aid Response Protocol

In the event of a medical emergency incident involving an injury or illness on campus:

If the injury or illness is life threatening, call 911 first; then contact the Director of Campus Safety and do the following:

• State the type of medical emergency.
• Give the location of the victim(s).
• Stay on the phone until 911 operator and/or Campus Safety tells you to hang up.
• Stay at the location of the emergency until Police/Fire/Campus Safety arrives on the scene.

 

CAMPUS STAFF ROLE DURING MEDICAL EMERGENCY:

• Respond to scene of emergency.
• Call 911, for ambulance/emergency medical personnel, if needed; then assess situation.
• Initiate and continue CPR/Basic First Aid, if deemed necessary, or to sustain life, until the arrival of emergency personnel. Do not move the individual unless absolutely necessary to protect life.
• Have personnel located at door exit and elevator to assist ambulance/emergency personnel to the injured or ill person.