EMERGENCY PLAN FOR UTSA TRACK
Complete Track Emergency Plan / Map
Emergency Personnel ? Certified and/or licensed athletic trainer and student athletic trainer on site for competition, 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 no fixed telephone lines at the track, there is a speaker box located at the track. This box connects directly with the UTSA police department. 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.
Emergency Equipment ? First aid supplies, splints on site. Crutches and any other equipment available from the training room located in the Convocation Center.
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.
4) Designate a person to direct university police and EMS to the scene
5) Make sure any accessible gates are unlocked.
DIRECTIONS TO THE TRACK FACILITY
From the North Side of Campus ? Enter campus via Walter Brennan Avenue. Stay on Walter Brennan, there is a parking lot just north of the tennis courts. Go through the parking lot, there will be a road that will get to the track, there will be a double gate that is usually open on the northeast side of the track for access. Or stay on Walter Brennan and follow this road until it runs alongside the track.
From the South Side of Campus ? Enter campus via Edward Ximenez Avenue. At the three way stop sign turn left. At the next four way stop sign turn right. Continue on this road until it runs adjacent to the softball field, or follow this road and turn left in the parking lot just north of the tennis courts. Go through the parking lot, there will be a road that will get to the track, there will be a double gate that is usually open on the northeast side of the track. NOTE: The road through the parking lot may not be big enough for a fire truck.
Helicopter Access ? The infield of the track, or the open area just west of the track.