Medical Emergency

In case of a medical emergnecy:

For any medical emergency, call 911 immediately.
Remain calm.
Provide the operator / dispatcher with the following:
- Who you are
- Where the incident is occurring (address, building name, floor, and or room number)
- What has happened (mechanism of injury or what led up the illness)
Stay on the phone with the operator / dispatcher; some are trained to provide the caller with emergency first aid procedures.
Have another person go outside to greet the emergency responders to lead them back to the person.
Stay with the patient.
Avoid moving an injured person (patient), unless the person is in immediate danger of further injury. The patient shall be moved as one unit with their spine / back in line.
Use “Universal Precautions” with every patient and / or avoid any contact with blood / bodily fluids.
Only persons properly trained in first aid and CPR should administer such aid, unless being directed by the 911 operator / dispatcher.