Reporting of injuries and receiving medical treatment

I'd treated at another medical facility what do you need to bring?

Any and all pertinent records with them for treatment review.

Personnel are required to return to duty after what?

After their physician has released them to return to full duty status.

Personnel must bring all pertinent release information to who?

Battalion chief or supervisor

All needles sticks and or body fluid exposure to blood borne pathogens will be reported to....

Called in to the 24 hr hotline

Captain of safety 's duty

Investigate all injuries involving fire department personnel Make contact with the communications supervisor regarding any injury to fire dept personnel Ensure all workers compensation paperwk is completed prior to the end of the shift and forwarded to the safety and wellness bureau. Make recommendations to prevent reoccurrences of similar type incidents.

Division manger or assistant chief will arrange for what type of testing?

Drug testing if it was not done in hospital. If not once they are released they will go to centra care

Battalion chief's / division managers duty

Ensure the proper medical attention is provided to the employee, and that the proper facility is used Notify the appropriate asst chief Notify the communications supervisor if the injury involves emergency transport or death. The communications supervisor will coordinate the appropriate notifications. Review the above forms for completeness and accuracy. Provide a narrative to include details of the incident as well as any corrective action and/or discipline that may be warranted. Ensure that any detailed reports are sent to fire rescue head quarters, safety and wellness bureau, within 24hrs of injury

Supervisor's duty

Notify the next level supervisor and the appropriate captain of safety. If tx. is required phone in notice of injury to the workers compensation carrier at 1-866-867-2643. (24hr #), prior to the end of the shift. Workers compensation will send a copy of the notice of injury to fire rescue headquarters. Complete the authorization for medical tx/drug test form and send with the employee when reporting to the nearest fla hosp centra care location if medical tx is necessary. Make appropriate entries into the station activities log, supervisors log book,met to insure proper documentation.

Off duty injury/illness

Personnel who have suffered an off duty injury or illness are not required to report to florida hosp centra care prior to returning to duty.

Supervisors may consult with who for additional information ?

Safety and wellness bureau and employee services.

Employees duty

The employee is required to report all injuries/exposures to their supervisor immediately, no matter how minor they may appear.

If any employee receives a job related injury or illness after hours or injury appears serious

The employee will be taken to the nearest hospital facility for treatment.

The battalion chief can send an employee to a centra care who has returned to work if....

They fell the employee cannot perform their required duties.

Any employee who has been treated at an emergency room for a job related injury will report where and when?

To a centra care the next business day (if physically able) to be reevaluated by a work comp doc.

Receiving medical tx

Will go to centra care if not immediate life threatening and within business hours.

After each doctor visit it is important for the employee to bring what?

Work status forms