Injury Report

Patient presents as a 27 y.o. female ironworker who was injured removing metal debris while wearing non-OSHA approved safety glasses. They were recently diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematous and is being treated with steroids. Patient presents with tearing blurred vision in the left eye and photophobia. According to our triage plan, they would be classified as level 2 and should not be sent to the ER, but instead be vectored to an optometrist as soon as possible. Steroid therapy should be maintained until they are seen by a medical professional. Prophylaxis with systemic antivirals and local antibiotics such as ofloxacin should be initiated as soon as possible.

Legally Significant Questions:

  • Resources on OSHA Violations
  • Workers must adhere to OSHA violations even in emergency situations; if workers are encouraged to work under negligent circumstances and they suffer injury or other recoverable damages their organizations may be subject to liability in lawsuit.
  • Please contact Buckeye Emergency Legal Services with questions, comments, and concerns.

Vehicle Theft Protocol

Be advised – if you are the victim of vehicle theft during an emergency please follow this protocol:

  • Document the color, make, model, year, and license plate of your vehicle.

  • Document valuables including medications, legally significant documents, and irreplaceables

  • Note the last location that  your vehicle was seen

  • File a non-emergency or –

    • an emergency university incident (significant valuables/necessary resources in vehicle) report with campus police

  • File a city of Columbus Police Incident Report

*Do not search for your vehicle. Continue to follow university protocol and shelter.

Triage Template

1. Triaging volunteers are directed to go to the Schottenstein center to appropriately aid patients. Pharmacists, nurses, physicians are expected to help with triage duties.

Level One: Non-Life Threatening: Think injuries that require a first aid kit and not much more to handle. Small cuts or bruises, mild dehydration, signs of low level infection.

Level Two: Urgent but not immediately threatening: Sprains or potential small fractures, lacerations that require stitches but don’t represent critical blood loss, mild concussions, hypoglycemia symptoms, signs of infection or conjunctivitis

Level 3: Immediately Life Threatening: Severe trauma to head or major lacerations, limb loss, severely broken bones, DKA, sepsis.

Critical Administrative Documents

Faculty, Staff, and Administrators of the Health Center should be prepared with the following:

  • General Certifications

  • Emergency Service Protocols

  • Generalized Consent Forms

  • Emergency Funding Requests

  • Personnel Hierarchy

  • Payroll Information

  • Patient Information

  • Inventory of Resources

 

First Aid Preparedness

First-aid kit should include:

– Flash light (batteries)

– Bandages

– Neosporin/hydrocortisone cream

– Alcohol Wipes

– Medical Tape

– Epipen/Glucagon

– Bottles of water

– Medication container: inhalers, antihistamines

– small cooler for refrigerated medications

– Tarp & Rope