Life Threatening Injury or Illness

• Call DPS at 852-6111

DPS will immediately send an officer to the site and call for emergency medical assistance. Severe life threatening injuries include such injuries as severe lacerations, severe burns, fractures, loss of consciousness and uncontrolled bleeding. If you are unable to reach DPS at 852-6111, call 911 or go the nearest Emergency room via EMS.

Severe Chemical Exposure

• Immediately begin flushing exposed areas with water for 15 minutes
• Call DPS at 852-6111
• Go to University Hospital via EMS
  
  

DPS will arrange for immediate assistance and EMS, send an officer to the site, and arrange for MSDS to be sent to the University Hospital. Severe chemical exposures must be taken via EMS to University Hospital, where a decontamination facility is available. If you are unable to reach DPS at 852-6111, call 911

Non-Life Threatening Injury or Illness

• Go to the nearest UofL Health Services Office, at HSC or Belknap for treatment during normal business hours: (Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30)
• Supervisor: Call ahead to the Health Services Office 852-6446 to notify staff and complete Injury/Illness forms available from Risk Management
• For Treatment after hours:
  • Call 852-6446 for the UofL Health Services physician on call if you need assistance
  • For injuries that can wait, go the UofL Health Services Office on the morning of the next business day.
  • For injuries that cannot wait, you may go to your physician or a provider of your choice.
• It is important to report a work-related injury or illness immediately, no matter how insignificant the incident may seem, as often those that get overlooked turn into larger medical problems.
  
  

Needlesticks/Bloodborne Pathogens Exposures

• Wash the exposed skin with soap and water, flush mucous membranes with water
• Call 852-6446 (answered 24/7) as soon as possible and a physician will provide you with instructions
• Go to the nearest UofL Health Services Office as soon as possible during normal business hours (Monday- Friday 8:30-4:30)
  
  

Reporting Injury and Illness

• Any work related fatality, amputation or incident requiring hospitalization must be reported IMMEDIATELY to DPS at 852-6111.
• It is the employee's responsibility to notify their supervisor as soon as possible of any work related injury or illness.
• It is then the supervisor's responsibility to immediately complete, sign and forward the Injury/Illness forms to Risk Management.