Have the address of your location posted in a prominent location (or several). With more and more people using cellphones to call 911, the address tracing can be unreliable at best. We had an incident at our gym when the owner was not on the premises, and nobody could remember the street address of the gym (we dug up a business card, but for a minute it was dicey).
Ann Books on the Nightstand: illuminating conversation about books and reading http://www.booksonthenightstand.com On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:32 PM, rachel young <[email protected]> wrote: > we also ask for emergency contact info from members at onboarding so > that we can be prepared to reach out to loved ones if someone is in an > urgent situation (medical or otherwise), and they can know right away and > relay pertinent medical details to emergency workers. > r. > On Dec 8, 2011 5:14 PM, "Tony Bacigalupo" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This afternoon, my building's superintendant came in and asked me where >> the nearest hospital was. He wasn't feeling well and needed help. >> >> I sat him down, got some members to talk to him, and looked up local >> hospitals. Google Maps proved fruitless, though I did eventually find a >> good list. After talking to him more, we decided to call 911, where they >> advised us to wait for an ambulance to arrive. We're waiting to hear back >> on his condition. >> >> The incident was a big eye opener for me; emergency preparedness is >> something you might not think much about until you have a really good >> reason to. >> >> I'm going to post contact information and the location of local hospitals >> and such, but I've also added a step to our onboarding procedure asking >> incoming members about their medical training. I figure this is a good >> start. >> >> Does anyone here have some helpful stories or tips to contribute in this >> vein? >> >> Cheers, >> Tony >> --- >> New Work City >> Site <http://nwc.co> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/nwc> | Newsletter >> <http://nwc.co/newsletter> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
