Medical School | Shelter In Place

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If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

Prepare

Preparation steps

Situations that may require you to shelter in place include but are not limited to: active shooter, chemical hazard or radiological hazard
Identify a location where the door locks, opens inward and has furniture to barricade the door, preferably with little to no windows
It is ideal to have a hard-wired telephone in the room you select
Make sure your shelter-in-place location(s) are equipped with extra food, water and medication in case the shelter-in-place lasts several hours/days
Choosing a room/lab to shelter in place:
- Select a small, interior room with no or few windows
- Choose a room in which exterior doors and windows close completely
Review Shelter in Place procedures published by UCLA Office of Emergency Management.

Response steps

For any chemical/biological hazard:
- Turn off all fans, heating and air conditioning systems
- Be prepared to improvise and use what you have on hand to seal gaps so that you create a barrier between yourself and any contamination
Identify a location where the door locks, opens inward and has furniture to barricade the door, preferably with little to no windows
Make sure your shelter-in-place location(s) are equipped with extra food, water and medication in case the shelter-in-place lasts several hours/days
Choosing a room/lab to shelter in place:
- Select a small, interior room, with no or few windows
- Choose a room in which exterior doors and windows close completely
Stay inside the room until you have received an “all clear” via BruinAlert (check Bruins Safe Online)
For additional information, see Threats.

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