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Emergency Calls
If you experience an emergency in the field and have a cell phone, call the San Mateo County Sheriff Dispatch at 650-363-4911. If you are at a regular phone or do not have the Sheriff's number, call 911. Contact a Jasper Ridge staff member as soon as possible who can help guide emergency personnel to you.
Phones are located outside the Hillside Lab and in the Sun Field Station. Other phones are located in the ranger station, ranger residence, in the bunkhouse, and in the caretaker's home. These phones are only available when someone is home. If an off-site, private residence is closer, try there first. See Basic First Aid procedures and techniques. Some Information Sources
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease in Californiahttp://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7485.html The Lyme Disease Network http://www.lymenet.org/ The Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ 
Rattlesnakes
Information on Rattlesnakes: California Poison Control http://www.calpoison.org/public/rattler.html American International Rattlesnake Museum http://www.rattlesnakes.com/core.html 
Poison Oak
American Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/PoisonIvyOakSumac.htm Hanta Virus The Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/
Mountain Lions (aka cougar, puma) Living with California Mountain Lions: California Department of Fish & Game http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lion/ 
Cougar Facts:Mountain Lion Foundation http://www.mountainlion.org/facts_safety.asp West Nile Virus California Department of Health Services http://westnile.ca.gov/facts.htm NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/human.html 
Center for Disease Controlhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm Tularemia Center for Disease Control http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/tularemia/facts.asp Chiggers (Trombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans)) Ohio State University Extension http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html UC Riverside Entomology http://www.insects.ucr.edu/ebeling/ebel9-3.html Basic First Aid Sprains and breaks -- Keep limb immobile. Call for help. Bleeding -- Stop blood flow using direct pressure and elevation. Shock -- Can be caused by accident, heart attack, bee sting, etc. Call for help. Lay victim down, keep warm, elevate feet (unless there is a head injury). Heart attack, stroke -- Call for help. Administer mouth to mouth resuscitation and CPR if necessary. Heat exhaustion -- The victim may appear pale and weak, and the skin appears cool and moist. Let person lie down in the shade with raised legs, give water with salt or a re-hydration drink like Gatorade. Prevention: On hot days carry extra water. Heat stroke -- Not common, but very dangerous. Call for help. The victim is extremely hot and the skin is red and dry. Cool victim by bathing with cool water or fanning. Hypothermia -- Provide warmth. Call for help or transport victim. Core re-warming is the most effective treatment for all cases of moderate to severe hypothermia. Snake bite -- Reassure and keep victim from moving around. Call for help. Transport victim to Stanford Hospital as soon as possible. Bee Sting -- (Allergic Reaction) Individuals with known bee sting allergies often carry treatment kits. Call for help if reaction is severe. Transport to Stanford Hospital for additional help. |
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