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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 in the Sun Field Station and outside the Hillside Lab. There is also a phone in the ranger residence (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 Californiawww.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7485.html The Lyme Disease Network www.lymenet.org/ The Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ 2012 survey of tick-borne pathogens at Jasper Ridge and other areas in Northern California: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-0668-t1.htm 
Rattlesnakes
Information on Rattlesnakes: California Poison Control http://www.calpoison.org/about/pr500a.htm American International Rattlesnake Museum http://www.rattlesnakes.com/core.html 
Poison Oak
American Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org/dermatology-a-to-z/diseases-and-treatments/m---p/poison-ivy Hanta Virus The Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/ California Dept of Public Health www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/pdf/HPS_Brochure.pdf
West Nile Virus 
California Department of Health Serviceshttp://westnile.ca.gov Center for Disease Control http://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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