{"id":183,"date":"2025-01-23T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:49:03","slug":"medical-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/medical-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you or someone you know is seriously injured or requires immediate medical intervention:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dial 911 or (330) 287-3333. Be prepared to provide detailed information on the location and symptoms of the ill or injured person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unless trained, do not attempt to render any first aid before assistance arrives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not attempt to move a person who has fallen and appears to be in pain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attempt to obtain the following information from the ill or injured person:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name, if not known<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description of symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allergies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major medical history (heart condition, asthma, diabetes, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remain at the scene after emergency personnel have arrived in case they need additional information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning for such emergencies includes being trained in emergency first-aid procedures and CPR.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If someone may have been poisoned:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call the nationwide Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222. The center can also answer questions about poisons and poison prevention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the person has collapsed, is not breathing, is ill, or is convulsing, dial 911 or (330) 287-3333.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/01\/IMG_0004-cropped.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/01\/IMG_0004-cropped.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/01\/IMG_0004-cropped-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/01\/IMG_0004-cropped-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you or someone you know is seriously injured or requires immediate medical intervention: If someone may have been poisoned:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":913,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-183","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":264,"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions\/264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/emergency-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}