Accident or Medical Incidents
Accidents happen suddenly and unintentionally. Rapid response is useful in any case. In the event of an accident, please immediately alert the internal emergency number 888 or +41 44 342 11 88 if you are calling from a mobile phone
First Aid Material
First aid kits are available, mounted on wall brackets in public areas, so that care can be given for minor injuries. If a kit or material is missing, you will receive a replacement from the responsible Information and Service Centre. All members of the first aid team have a bag with the required material. They deploy directly from their place of work to the patient, carrying this bag.
Defibrillators
30 Downloaddefibrillators (PDF, 1.8 MB), housed in alarm-secured wall cases, are strategically distributed throughout ETH Zurich. If a case is opened and a defibrillator is taken out, an alarm is triggered for the Emergency Desk and on the pagers of the responsible building area employees (Facility Management Department). The additional alerting of the Emergency Desk, stating the area of deployment, is still necessary as the defibrillators currently cannot be located yet. The defibrillators will, however, be brought to the area of deployment automatically by the Security Service or the first aid team. In addition, all vehicles of the Zurich city police and Zurich emergency services are also equipped with defibrillators. The Emergency Desk can also call these external intervention units if required.
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In buildings with a high number of users, first aid rooms are available for in-house treatment of patients. In essence, the first aid team always comes to the location of the incident and decides on whether to call an ambulance or go to a first aid room once they arrive. The rooms are equipped with beds or stretchers and an expanded first-aid kid.
The rooms can also be used as a place of retreat by persons with health impairments, pregnant women or nursing mothers. On the Downloadplan (PDF, 1.5 MB), in addition to the locations, you will also find information about the equipment of the rooms
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The First Aid Team (EHT) at ETH Zurich does its part to ensure that members of and visitors at ETH Zurich are taken care of as quickly as possible in the event of illness or injury and can be referred to the right care facilities. Around 120 employees from all areas of ETH Zurich act as first responders on a part-time basis. If you are interested in joining the EHT, you can find all the information in the Downloadfirst aid team specification sheet (PDF, 107 KB) . If you meet all the requirements, please send the completed Downloadsign up form (DOCX, 46 KB) to the Head of the First Aid Team.
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To report an accident to SUVA, please complete the accident report in the reporting portal under “employment and work”:link to the reporting form.
In the event of accidents in laboratories and workshops, SSHE carries out an accident investigation. This investigation is not about looking for culprits. Instead, its aim is to avoid similar events in future and to improve the operational safety system.
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