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Emergency Quick Reference Pocket Guide

Emergency Quick Reference Elephant

714-CSU-SAFE

Earthquake

House Shaking

  • During the shaking, “Duck, Cover, and Hold”; stay away from windows.
  • If inside a building, remain under cover until shaking is over. Evacuate after the shaking subsides.
  • Remain outside the building until authorities check the structure.
  • Assist injured persons in securing medical attention.

Car Mini-Survival Kit

  • Sturdy shoes
  • Extra clothes—jeans, sweater
  • Local maps
  • Bottled water
  • First aid kit
  • Essential medications
  • Fire extinquisher
  • Flares
  • Flashlight
  • Tools
  • Short rubber hose
  • Non-perishable food
  • Blanket or sleeping bag
  • Sealable plastic bags
  • Small package of tissue
  • Pre-moistened towettes

Fire

Fire

  • Pull nearest fire alarm
  • Call University Police (911 from any campus telephone) to report the fire.
  • Use a fire extinguisher if trained, if the fire is small, and an exit remains readily available to you.
  • Evacuate the immediate area if the fire spreads, and close the doors as you leave – DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR.
  • If dense smoke is evident, crawl on the floor to the nearest exit to avoid smoke inhalation during evacuation.
  • Remain outside the building with your work group until officials authorize reentry.

Fire Extinguishers - Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep Text

Fire Extinguishers - Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep images

Disabled Persons Evacuation

Disabled Person Sign

In the event of an emergency, everyone including disabled persons should observe the following procedures for evacuation:

  • All able-bodied persons shall move toward the nearest marked exit corridor and/or stairway. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR.
  • Disabled persons should seek refuge near the closest stairway and request assistance from others. Do not obstruct the stairway or door leading to the stairway. If the location becomes unsafe, move to a different exit stairway and call for help until rescued.
  • Able-bodied persons should assist in the evacuation of the disabled. That assistance may be in the form of the following:
  • Be familiar with the disabled persons who are routinely in your area.
  • Inform hearing impaired/deaf persons that they should evacuate.
  • Assist visually impaired/blind persons to a stairway.
  • Assist persons in wheelchairs to a location close to a stairway.
  • Inform University Police (Command Post outside building or call 911) of the disabled persons located inside the building that you are unable to evacuate safely.
  • In the extreme case where you must physically evacuate a disabled person, you should ask that person how to safely carry/assist them.

Evacuation Procedures

Evacuation Procedures

  • Treat any alarm as if it were the real thing.
  • Immediately evacuate the building.
  • Assist the disabled in exiting the building.
  • Take your personal belongings.
  • Know TWO Evacuation Routes For Your Building
  • Be aware of all marked exits for your building.
  • Building Marshals will assist in evacuation.
  • Outside, proceed to a clear area that is a least 150 feet away from the affected building.
  • Remain outside the building with your group until officials authorize reentry
  • Keep clear of emergency vehicles and authorized personnel.
  • Do not return to a building until University Police tell you to do so even if the alarm has ceased.

Do Not Use Elevator Sign Elevator Image Outside clear area assembly

Bomb Threat

Dynamite

  • If you observe, or receive as mail, a suspicious object, do not touch or move it; call University Police.
  • If you receive a phone call that a bomb has been placed on campus, try and keep the caller on the line long enough to record:
    • the time of call
    • background noises
    • age and sex of caller
    • emotional state
    • speech patterns or accent
  • Ask the caller to tell you where the bomb is placed, when it will explode, the type of bomb and what it looks like.
  • Evacuate upon direction of the University Police.

First Aid

First Aid Logo

Heart Attack Warning Signs

  • Severe crushing pain or heavy pressure in the chest.
  • Radiating pain from the chest into either arm, neck or jaw.
  • Shortness of breath.
  • Sweating, weakness, nausea or vomiting.
  • Keep victim comfortable and seek medical help.

Bleeding

  • Use a pad, handkerchief or gloved hands to apply direct pressure to the wound.
  • Elevate the affected body part.

Rescue Breathing

  • Place victim on side and remove any foreign matter from their mouth with your finger.
  • Roll victim on to back.
  • Tilt the victim's head back to open airway.
  • Pinch nostrils shut with fingers.
  • Take a deep breath and place your mouth over victim’s.
  • Blow air into the victim until you see the chest rise.
  • Repeat every 5 seconds.
  • Check pulse.
  • Give CPR if necessary.

Choking

Choking Image

  • Conscious Victim
    • Stand behind the victim.
    • Wrap your arms around their middle, above the navel.
    • Clasp your hands together in a doubled fist and press in and up in quick thrusts.
    • Repeat until the victim is no longer choking or loses consciousness.
  • Unconscious Victim
    • Roll victim on to back.
    • Open airway and attempt rescue breathing.
    • Straddle victim's thighs.
    • Place heel of one hand against the middle of the victim’s abdomen between the navel and breastbone.
    • Place other hand directly on top of the other hand.
    • Press into victim’s abdomen 5 times with quick upward thrusts.
    • Attempt to clear any object from the mouth.
    • Attempt rescue breathing.
    • Repeat sequence.

Emergency Telephone Numbers
Fire, Medical, Police Emergencies: 911
University Police (Non-emergency): 278-2515
Environmental Health & Instructional Safety: 278-7233 (278-SAFE)
Physical Plant: 278-3494