Emergency Procedures

Ensure all steps are followed in accidents resulting in serious injury and/or fatality and incidents that involve law enforcement and/or may result in litigation.

• Priority attention: care for injured; stabilize the situtuation.
• Call 911 or police, abulance and clergy as appropriate.
• A responsible Virginia Tech representative stays at the scene.
• Make NO statements to anyone other than the police, a supervisor/unit coordinator, Virginia Tech Legal Counsel, Risk Mgmt., or University Relations.
• Appropriate person must immediately contact the parent, guardian or next of kin to the injured and inform them of the situation.
• Contact your supervisor, unit coordinatior and Risk Managment ASAP.
• Contact Virginia Tech Legal Counsel
• Immediately complete the Accident/Incident report and take notes; FACTS ONLY. A copy of the report form can be found in the Risk Mgmt. Guide.
• Refer all media to University Relations. DO NOT MAKE ANY COMMENT.
• Call Virginia Tech Police for asistance if you cannot reach emergency contacts

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY

 EMERGENCY CONTACTS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

First Contact : Risk Mgmt. Office: 540-231-7439 Home:__________________
Supervisor: Name:______________________________________________________
Office:_______________________________ Home:___________________________
University Relations:  540-231-5396     VT Legal counsel:  540-231-6293   
State Police: Cell Phone #77           State Police Local:_____________
VT Police: 540-231-6411                Local Police:___________________

THESE PROCEDURES SHOULD ONLY BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF A FATALITY OR AN EMERGENCY WHICH INVOLVES SERIOUS INJURIES OR LIFE THREATENING INCIDENTS.

Information on how to handle incidents of a lesser nature, or on what forms to complete may be found in the Risk Management Information Guide for Virginia Tech.

The general switchboard number for Virginia Tech is :540-231-6000

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