Injuries and Illnesses
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Policy 18.03 Medical Emergencies, Minor Injuries/Illnesses
When a member of The University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H) community incurs, or encounters
someone who has incurred an injury or illness on university
property, the incident should be handled expediently, efficiently,
and calmly. To accomplish this, employees and students should
familiarize themselves in advance of encountering medical emergencies
with basic procedures provided herein.
Procedure
I. Employees
A. Life-threatening
Injuries/Illnesses
If a UTHSC-H employee incurs an
injury/illness that appears to be life-threatening, the person
reporting the incident should immediately contact The
University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) and
provide the dispatcher with
- his or her name;
- his or her location;
- name of the injured/ill person;
- name of the injury/illness,
if known;
- any special directions regarding the situation.
Unless otherwise requested or indicated, the
injured/ill employee should be transported by ambulance to
the appropriate health care facility.
If the incident specifically involves an injury
to a UTHSC-H employee, the employee's supervisor must prepare
a Supervisor's First Report of Injury form as soon as possible.
B. Minor Injuries/Illnesses
If a UTHSC-H employee incurs a minor injury,
the injured employee's supervisor must prepare a Supervisor's
First Report of Injury form. If the employee chooses to seek
medical attention through the UTHSC-H, the employee's supervisor
should contact Student
and Employee Health Services to schedule an appointment
for the employee. If the injured employee chooses to see his
or her personal physician, the employee should advise the physician
to contact the UTHSC-H Workers' Compensation Office for Workers'
Compensation Verification and billing instructions. The injured
employee must have the pink copy of the Supervisor's First
Report of Injury form with him or her when visiting Student
and Employee Health Services or a personal physician.
If a UTHSC-H employee experiences symptoms of
a non--life-threatening illness, the name of the employee's
personal physician should be obtained, then that physician
should be contacted for directions on how to deal with the
situation. If the ill employee has no personal physician, the
employee may be directed to Student and Employee Health Services
or to an emergency treatment center. For more detailed information
regarding UTHSC-H employee injuries/illnesses, refer to 2.17D
Workers' Compensation Insurance (HOOPS Manual).
II. Students, Patients, or Visitors
A. Life-threatening Injuries/Illnesses
If a student, patient, or visitor incurs an injury/illness
that appears to be life-threatening, the person reporting the
incident should immediately contact UTPD and provide the dispatcher
with
- his or her name;
- his or her location;
- name of the injured/ill person;
- name of the injury/illness, if known;
- any special directions regarding the situation.
Unless otherwise requested or indicated, the
injured or ill student, patient, or visitor should be transported
by ambulance to the appropriate health care facility.
The department supervisor or class instructor
of the area in which the incident occurred should be informed
of the incident immediately.
B. Minor Injuries
If a student, patient, or visitor is injured,
the department supervisor/instructor of the area in which the
incident occurred must be advised immediately of the incident.
If the injured person is a patient or visitor, that supervisor/instructor
will request information from the injured person such as name,
and nature of the injury, and will advise that person to seek
medical attention from a physician of his or her choice.
If a student is injured, the supervisor/instructor
will request information and advise the student that he or
she may seek medical attention through the UTHSC-H or through
his or her personal physician. If the student chooses to seek
medical attention through the UTHSC-H, the supervisor/instructor
should contact Student and Employee Health Services to schedule
an appointment for the injured student.
Handbook
of Operating Procedures (HOOPS).
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