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Policy > Emergency Services > Medical Emergencies and First Aid

Medical Emergencies and First Aid

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Document Number: EMER--117p
Revision #: 2.0
Document Owner: Vice President of Facilities and Infrastructure
Date Last Updated: 01/22/2018
Primary Author: Vice President of Facilities and Infrastructure
Status: Approved
Date Originally Created: 02/13/2012
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General Description
Description / Scope: Information about medical emergencies and first aid relative to emergency services policies and procedures.

Purpose: Delineation of procedures.

Who Performs / Responsibility: All faculty, staff, students, and administrators
When to Perform: As needed
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Requirements
Pre-Knowledge: Before performing this task you must know:
Current University policy
Standards of good practice
Terms and Definitions: Additional training

Corrective Action
Equipment: Policy and Procedure Handbook
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Detailed Steps
1. Medical Emergencies and First Aid

How to Do:

• In a major medical emergency, call 911.
• Be sure to identify yourself and give the location of the emergency.
• As soon as possible, notify Campus Security and/or the Vice President of Facilities and Infrastructure .
• If the Vice President of Facilities and Infrastructure is not available, notify the Provost as soon as possible.

1. In case of minor injury or illness, contact Campus Security. Then, provide first aid care to the extent you are able and willing.
2. Use only sterile first aid materials. First aid kits are located in the chemistry laboratories (MH 302 and MH 303), the physics laboratory (MH 305), and the biology laboratories (MH 300 and 304), and in the Sports Medicine Center. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are located in the Dallas Floyd Gymnasium Hallway (off the main lobby next to the trophy case), in the main lobby of Memorial Hall, in the Sports Medicine Center, and in Phoenix Plaza in the Weight Room.
3. In case of serious injury or illness, qualified personnel should quickly perform the following steps:

a. Keep the victim still and comfortable. DO NOT MOVE THE VICTIM.
b. Ask victim, “Are you okay?” and “What is wrong?”
c. Check breathing and give artificial respiration if necessary and qualified to do so.
d. Control serious bleeding by direct pressure on the wound. Be sure to wear surgical gloves when aiding a bleeding person. These gloves should be found in your desk drawer, with the department secretary or in the custodian closet. If you need a pair of gloves for your desk, please contact a member of the Emergency Services and Safety Committee.
e. Continue to assist the victim until help arrives.

4. All accidents and incidents must be reported immediately to Campus Security.
5. All accidents involving employees must be reported to the Office of Human Resources.
6. Hospital Emergency Room Service - Service for students is provided by agreement (students will be billed subsequently for services provided), and for faculty and staff under the terms of their group hospitalization insurance. Students must have a current Cumberland identification card. Service is available at Tennova Healthcare.



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Subject Experts
The following may be consulted for additional information.

Vice President of Facilities and Infrastructure