Guidelines for reporting a student accident or injury
For any student injury that occurs while working as a student employee, a university employee should contact the Office of People & Culture (peopleandculture@georgefox.edu) as soon as possible.
In any other situation, when an employee is present when a student is injured or involved in an accident (on campus or during an off-campus university event), or if an employee becomes aware of such an accident, follow the Fox360 Accident or Injury Reporting instructions as soon as possible. This is a different process than submitting a Fox360 Alert for a student.
Criteria for submitting an accident or injury report include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Injury beyond a minor bump or scrape
- Injury involving blood
- Head trauma or concussion
- Chemical exposure
- Loss of consciousness
- Heat-related issues
- Any accident or injury involving a call to 911, an ambulance, or Campus Public Safety
- Critical injury
- Death
When a student is injured and if you are a trained first aid/CPR provider, please offer assistance; however, everyone needs to follow these steps:
- Dial or have someone dial 911. Give them the location of the injured student and send someone to meet them at the door of the building.
- Dial or have someone dial Campus Public Safety at 503-554-2090.
- Send someone to get the closest first aid kit and the AED. All buildings with hearts have AEDs or first aid kits available.
- Follow first aid and CPR training until Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue arrives.
If you wish to become a trained first aid/CPR provider, reach out to Kim Knoernschild at kknoernschild@georgefox.edu.
When a report is submitted, Jere Witherspoon, our student care and student life operations specialist, will assign a case manager, and Kim Knoernschild, our environmental health and safety specialist, will be notified.
If in doubt, better to submit a report than miss the opportunity to support the student effectively.