Fitness Center Venue - Emergency Action Plan 

Venue Map

Emergency Personnel: Front desk personnel are trained in CPR and are in attendance during operational hours.

Emergency Communication: Stationary telephone at the front desk of the Fitness Center.

Emergency Equipment: First aid supplies including body substance isolation (BSI) supplies are available on-site. An AED is stationed in an alarmed cabinet in the lobby of the Costello Sports Complex. It is located at the rear of the lobby near the restrooms and adjacent to the fire extinguisher. Another AED is located over the counter in the lobby of the USM Ice Arena.

Roles of Emergency Care Team Members

1. Immediate care of the injured/ill student-athlete: Follow appropriate first aid principles (See Injury/Illness Emergency Protocol sheet included with this Emergency Action Plan).
2. Emergency equipment retrieval: Appropriate to the emergency
3. Activation of emergency medical system (EMS) by calling University Police dispatch at 911 or Channel 2 on the portable two-way radio. Provide them with the following information:
   
   1. Identify yourself and your role in the emergency
   2. Specify your location and telephone number (if calling by phone)
   3. Give name(s) of injured/ill individual(s)
   4. Condition of victim(s)
   5. Time of the incident
   6. Care being provided
   7. Give specific directions to the scene of the emergency
   Direction of EMS to the scene
   
   1. Assist University Police with directing EMS to scene
   2. Open appropriate gates
   3. Designate individual to "flag down" EMS and direct to scene
   4. Scene control: keep non-emergency medical team members away from the scene
      
      

Venue Directions: The Fitness Center is located on the 2nd floor of Hill Gymnasium. Approach campus via School Street, left on Campus Avenue, follow to the left (South) side of the Complex, turn right on the front circle drive to the main entrance. Back down to the Main Lobby doors. Walk through the Main Lobby doors. Look for athletic personnel to guide you to the emergency scene. For “boarding” a victim, it may be necessary to evacuate the victim via the stairwell due to the small size of the elevator.