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Emergency Procedures

The University has developed emergency procedures to provide direction to members of the University community for a variety of emergency situations. Please utilize the links corresponding to Emergency Procedures on the left for more information. 

ALL injuries or potential hazard exposure (cuts, bites, punctures, etc.) should be reported to the Office of Risk Management at riskatgwu [dot] edu (risk[at]gwu[dot]edu) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE. If the exposure involves a bloodborne-pathogen or recombinant DNA please submit a copy of the report to the Office of Research Safety at at (202) 994-2407 or labsafetyatgwu [dot] edu (labsafety[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Medical Emergency: If the injury requires immediate medical attention, call GW Emergency Services at 202-994-6111 or call 911