EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE UTSA DOWNSTAIRS GYMNASIUMS IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING
Complete P.E. Building Emergency Plan / Map
Emergency Personnel ? Certified and/or licensed athletic trainer or student athletic trainer on site for all practices. Additional sports medicine staff available from the training room located in the Convocation Center.
Emergency Communications ? There are fixed telephone lines located in the east equipment room and the office downstairs in the Physical Education building. The storeroom is typically locked and the office may be open if the supervisor is there. The phone numbers for these are 210/458-4170. The phone number for the UTSA police is 210/458-4911. From a campus phone the number is 4911. ALWAYS contact the university police if EMS is needed.
Role of First Responder ?
1) Immediate care of the injured or ill victim.
2) Emergency equipment retrieval, or activation of EMS system depending on the nature of the emergency.
3) Activation of the emergency medical system. Call university police at 4911 or from a cell phone at 210/458-4911. Provide the following information: Your name, location, your emergency and the condition of the victim. In the event that a transport is required there is a wheelchair lift that can be used. It is located at the northeast stairs. The keys to access this lift are located above the light switch in the east storeroom. Directions for using the lift are located at the top of the stairs near the lift. Should there be a problem operating the lift physical plant operations should be contacted from a campus phone at 5277 or 210/458-5277.
4) Designate a person to direct university police and EMS to the scene
5) Make sure any accessible gates are unlocked.
DIRECTIONS TO THE UTSA PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING
From the North Side of Campus ? Enter campus via Walter Brennan Avenue stay on Walter Brennan. The physical education building is located directly behind the tennis courts. There is a parking lot between the tennis courts and the physical education building.
From the South Side of Campus ? Enter campus via Edward Ximenes Avenue, turn left at the three way stop sign, at the four way stop sign turn right. Follow this road, the building just south of the tennis courts is the physical education building. There is a parking lot between the tennis courts and the physical education building.
Helicopter Access ? There is an open area just west of the physical education building.