8.7.1 Responding to an Injury
If an accident occurs and a person is injured, determine if the person
needs immediate medical attention. This will depend on how serious the
injury is or it appears to be: Is it life threatening (very serious) or
non-life threatening (less serious or minor)?
When the Injury is Life Threatening
Call
911. Also call the injured person's emergency contact. Do not move the
person unless he or she is in immediate danger of further injury. Cover
the person and arrange for someone to meet the paramedics and bring them
to the injured person.
Note: If a serious
injury, serious illness, or death of an employee occurs in a place of
employment or in connection with any employment, California requires the
employer to report immediately (within eight hours) to the nearest
District Office of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health
(Cal/OSHA); see Reporting Work-Connected Injuries. Notify the Insurance Department of the archdiocese immediately. If the accident occurs during non-business hours, the person in charge at the location reports to Cal/OSHA and follows up with a report to the Insurance Department of the archdiocese.
Each location should have persons who are trained in emergency first aid procedures.
When the Injury is Not Life Threatening
Administer minor first aid and then make the person comfortable.
If
the injured person is an employee and needs medical attention, then
arrange to transport the person to the location's assigned medical panel
facilities. Contact the Insurance Department at the archdiocese for help and further instruction. See the Medical Care Location Sheets.
If the injured person is not an employee or student and needs medical attention, then provide help:
Ask
if the paramedics should be called. If so, dial 911 and then give the
phone (if practical), to the injured person to make the arrangements
directly.
Ask if anyone else should be notified. If so, call that person on the injured person's behalf.
File an accident report with the archdiocese, as described in Reporting an Injury or Accident.
Note:
Any injured person or a student's parent/guardian has the right to
refuse a medical examination and treatment. In this event, ask the
person to sign the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Refusal of Medical Examination and/or Treatment for Non-Employees and Non-Students.
Topics to Avoid
Please DO NOT say:
The location is at fault or is responsible for the injury
The location will take care of or pay the medical bill
The same accident or a similar type of accident has occurred at the location
Staff members will be your witnesses