Medical Emergency

Purpose

This page describes the procedures you should follow if a medical emergency arises in the Biomedical Imaging Center.

Introduction

Follow the procedures below in the event a medical emergency presents itself in the BIC.

Instructions If In The Norman Hackerman Building

1. The level 2 user assumes control and instructs another researcher to call 911.  Explain to the 911 operator that you are in the basement of the Norman Hackerman Building at 24th & Speedway, and that you will meet the emergency responders at that intersection.  The person who called 911 should now assist the level 2 user in removing the subject from the magnet room if needed.
2. The level 2 user evaluates the situation and determines if the person suffering the emergency can be safely removed from the magnet room if that's where s/he is. If the person can be safely removed from the magnet room, do so. If the troubled person can not safely be removed from the scanner room, the magnet must be quenched. Position him/her in the control room and begin administering any first aid you feel qualified to provide.
3. At this point, the person who called 911 should go upstairs to the intersection of 24th Street and Speedway to meet and direct first responders.
4. If the magnet has not been quenched, the level 2 user should close the door to the magnet room, and prevent any first responders from accidentally entering the room.
5. After the emergency responders assume control of the situation, the level 2 user should send someone to find BIC staff and alert them to the situation if they are not already aware.

Instructions If In The Health Discovery Building

1. The level 2 user assumes control and instructs another researcher to call 911. Explain to the 911 operator that you are in the imaging center of The Health Discovery Building at 1701 Trinity St.  The person who called 911 should now assist the level 2 user in removing the subject from the magnet room if needed.
2. The level 2 user evaluates the situation and determines if the person suffering the emergency can be safely removed from the magnet room if that's where s/he is. If the person can be safely removed from the magnet room, do so. If the troubled person can not safely be removed from the scanner room, the magnet must be quenched. Position him/her in the control room and begin administering any first aid you feel qualified to provide.
3. At this point, the person who called 911 should go meet and direct first responders. The first responders may be out front of HDB or at the HDB loading docks.
4. If the magnet has not been quenched, the level 2 user should close the door to the magnet room, and prevent any first responders from accidentally entering the room.
5. After the emergency responders assume control of the situation, the level 2 user should send someone to find BIC staff and alert them to the situation if they are not already aware.