These student emergency policies are designed to make sure any College of Pharmacy student who becomes ill, is involved in any accident, or has any type of medical emergency while in the COP building or while on the COP grounds, receives the needed assistance in the fastest and safest possible way.

 

Any COP faculty, staff, or student who witnesses an accident or illness involving any COP student should first determine if the injured/ill person requires assistance.

 

IF STUDENT IS MOBILE:

 

1.    If the injured/ill person is mobile, assist them directly to the Office of Student and Professional Affairs (OSPA,) Room 176, of the College of Pharmacy building.  If possible have someone assist you in bringing the student’s belongings with you to the office. This is important if the student has to receive further treatment since ID’s and other important information may be stored in book bags, purses, etc.

 

2.    OSPA personnel will talk to student to determine if injury/illness requires outside medical treatment and will immediately pull student’s Emergency Medical Information sheet and make two copies of the form.

 

3.    The person assisting student to the OSPA office should fill out a brief “Incident Reporting Form” before leaving the office. This is important in that emergency response teams will need to know details leading up to incident/illness.

 

4.    If student requires emergency medical treatment, OSPA personnel will immediately contact University Police at (318) 342-5350. University Police will dispatch ambulance and other response teams to the COP building.

 

5.    A responsible party will remain at the front door of the COP building to direct ULMPD and other emergency teams to the correct location.

 

6.    If an emergency medical response team is called, they should be given a copy of the student’s Emergency Medical Information sheet upon arrival.

 

7.    If emergency medical treatment is not needed then student shall remain in OSPA office until he/she can return to class or leave.

 

8.    OSPA staff member will follow up with student to check student’s health and make note on bottom of incident report.

 

IF STUDENT HAS INJURY/ILLNESS THAT PREVENTS MOVEMENT OR WHERE MOVEMENT IS QUESTIONABLE:

 

1.    If the injury/illness prevents movement, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE INJURED/ILL PERSON. Contact the University Police by dialing (318) 342-5350 (if calling from ULM phone simply dial 5350) and give them the details. University Police will dispatch ambulance and other response teams to the COP building.  Reminder: Only the University Police are authorized to call off-campus emergency vehicles. Anyone else calling for an ambulance may be responsible for any resulting costs unless the time involved could be life-threatening.

 

2.    Immediately following contact with University Police, contact the OSPA office at (318) 342-3800 (or simply 3800 if calling from ULM phone.) Give the student’s full name, Campus-Wide ID No. (if available,) a brief description of what is happening and the exact location of injured/ill student. OSPA staff taking this call should write down name of person calling, the student’s full name, CWID Number (if given) and description of what happened.

 

3.    OSPA personnel will immediately pull student’s Emergency Medical Information form from the emergency binder and make two copies. Write down what happened on the back of the copy that will be given to ER response team.

 

4.    A member of COP personnel will wait downstairs by the front door with elevator access key and copy of student’s emergency form, then accompany medical response team to student’s location. One copy of the form will be given to the medical response team if student is transported to hospital.

 

5.    If injured/ill student requests that someone be contacted, OSPA personnel will attempt to contact that person.

 

6.    As soon as possible, person who called in incident to OSPA should go by OSPA office and fill out an incident report.

 

7.    OSPA staff will follow up with student or student contact to check on student’s health.

 

Emergency Contacts:

University Police	318-342-5350
Office of Student & Professional Affairs	318-342-3800
Mrs. Mary Rhea (cell)	318-791-9192
COP Dean's Office	318-342-1600
COP Facility Manager, Mike Moncrief	318-342-1723

Covid 19 Playbook - Student Guidelines

 

Covid Playbook 2021

 

Healthcare professionals face a significant health risk as the result of occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. This includes Hepatitis B virus, which causes Hepatitis B, a serious liver disease, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard for Occupational Exposure to Blood borne Pathogens is designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other blood borne pathogens. OSHA has concluded that this exposure can be minimized or eliminated using a combination of engineering and work practice controls, personal protective clothing and equipment, training, medical surveillance, Hepatitis B vaccination, signs and labels and other provisions.

If an exposure incident occurs, the following steps should be followed:

 

1. Clean the area exposed thoroughly (clean wound, flush eyes, flush mucous membranes, etc.).

 

2. Contact the Student Health Services at 342-1651 and report the incident. Student Health Services will make arrangements for a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up. They will also administer first aid and will also clean the area affected thoroughly. If the incident occurs after hours notify University Police of the incident and seek medical evaluation, preferably at St. Francis Hospital.

 

3. Be sure to document the routes of exposure and how the exposure occurred.

 

4. Identify and document the source individual, if known, unless it can be established that identification is not feasible or is prohibited by state or local laws.