12th Man Emergency Playbook - Texas A&M University

14 12th Man Emergency PlaybookSection 2: Medical Emergency15SECTION 2:Medical EmergencyAmedical emergency is an injury or illnessthat is acute and poses an immediatethreat to a person’s life or long-term health.This next section describes ways that youcan protect yourself in situations involving:• First Aid• Poison• RadiationMedical Emergency Quick HittersIf an ambulance is needed:• Call 911 (9-911 from a campus phone)• Provide dispatcher with:° Location of emergency° Type of injury, if known° Brief description of injured person(gender, age, etc.)• Render first aid, as trained• Make injured as comfortable as possible• Please complete the appropriate injury reporting formthat can be found at the Human Resources Departmentwebsite at employees.tamu.edu/benefits/leave/workers-comp/forms if incident involves a faculty orstaff memberWhen Dialing 911(9-911 from a campus phone):❚ Stay calm.❚ Tell the dispatcher your location.❚ Answer the questions.❚ Do not hang up until told.❚ Follow all directionsgiven.If an ambulance is not needed:• Render first aid, as trained• Assist with transportation of an employee to theirpersonal physician or a student to the A.P. Beutel HealthCenter, if appropriate• Please complete the appropriate injury reporting formthat can be found at the Human Resources Departmentwebsite at employees.tamu.edu/benefits/leave/workers-comp/forms if incident involves a faculty orstaff member