Provide the emergency dispatcher with your name, location, number of people injured, and a description of the medical emergency.
Stay on the phone for instructions of how you can assist.
Send a responsible person to meet first responders outside of the building on the street to lead the emergency responders back to the injured individual(s).
Do not move the person unless there is an immediate threat to the injured person in that location.
Be sure to wear personal protective equipment and avoid body fluids.
Provide aid to the level of your training.
UGA has many campus buildings equipped with a number of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Visit the AED map or download the UGA Safe app to find the current locations.
For life threatening bleeding, Stop the Bleed kits are located in all AED cabinets.
Some campus buildings are equipped with a naloxone ONEbox for use during a suspected opioid overdose.
Report the medical injury to your supervisor once the victim receives professional medical attention – see additional instructions under “After the Emergency” tab.
