Emergency Guide University of California, San Diego

Personal Injury

When a work-related injury or illness occurs: 

• Give first aid, if you have been trained. Get medical treatment, as necessary:
  
  
  • Thornton Hospital Emergency Room: (858) 657-7600
  • UCSD Medical Center Emergency Room: (619) 543-6400
    
    
• Get emergency help if needed:
  
  
  From a land line: 9-1-1
  From a cell phone: (858) 534-HELP (4357)
  
  
• Call the California Poison Control System if hazardous material is involved: (800) 222-1222
• Report work-related injury or illness to Workers' Compensation: (858) 822-2979 or 534-4785. See the Workers' Compensation web page for details.

Clothing on fire:

• Drop and roll to smother flames, or drench with water if an emergency shower is available.
• Obtain medical attention, as required.
• Report incident to supervisor.

• Immediately rinse eyeball and inner surface of eyelid with water for 15 minutes.
• Forcibly hold eye open to ensure effective wash behind eyelids.
• OBTAIN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION!
• Report incident to supervisor.

• Vigorously wash injury with soap and water for several minutes.
• Obtain medical attention as required.
• Report incident to supervisor.

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