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EMERGENCY PLAN – WEIGHT ROOM

• Weight room attendant stays with victim
• stabilize head/neck
• primary survey—airway, breathing, circulation
• initiate emergency plan—assign bystander to call EMS
• secondary survey—bleeding, shock, first aid


• If EMS is needed:
• Instruct bystander to call 9-911.  If alone with injured person, leave him/her to call.
• ****Quickly and clearly state****
  “I have an emergency in the TARC Semler weight room and need an ambulance.”
• Instruct bystander to check availability of nurse next door and then meet ambulance.
• Administer appropriate 1st aid according to your certification level using Universal Precautions.


• If EMS is NOT needed:
• Administer appropriate 1st aid according to your certification level using Universal Precautions.
• Refer to nurse or physician.
• Administer appropriate 1st aid according to your certification level using Universal Precautions.

 

 

Emergency 1st Aid Equipment:  Located in first aid kit behind check-in desk.