Ski Hawks Emergency Action Plan

Location: Camp Fortune Ski Hill, 300 Chemin Dunlop, Chelsea Quebec (819) 827-1717

Nearest Hospital:  Hull Hospital, 116 Lionel-Edmond Blvd. Gatineau, PQ. (819) 596-6306

Directions: Follow Dunlop Rd, Turn Right on Meech Rd and follow it to Hwy 5. Drive South on Hwy 5 until Boulevard Saint-Raymond, exit and turn right and head west. Turn left at the Petro Canada gas station and drive down the street.  The entrance for Emergency will be on your right.

Emergency procedures:

On hill accident (minor):

•	If everyone is able to ski, then, if possible obtain a witness and get their contact information. If not, see major (below).
•	Carefully ski down to the main lodge, go inside and report the accident to the program director.
•	Fill out an accident report including a description of the accident and your witness’ contact information.

On hill accident (major):

•	If one or more people are hurt and cannot continue skiing/riding down the hill, stay with them.
•	Stop a passing skier or boarder and ask them to go directly to the lift operator and request ski patrol to come to your location. Make sure they know exactly which run you are on.
•	Do not move the person, in case there is any spinal injury.
•	If there is severe bleeding, apply pressure to it, until ski patrol arrives.
•	Stick your skis in the snow in an 'X' above the person to warn other skiers.
•	If you can, phone or radio the Program or Technical Director and notify them of the accident.
•	If possible, obtain witness(es) to the accident. You will need their contact information.
•	After ski patrol leaves, collect the injured person’s equipment and take them down to the main ski lodge.
•	If you have not already done so, contact the Program or Technical Drector.
•	Fill out an incident report, describing what happened and what has been done so far.

Power failure:

•	While skiing:

◦	If the lights go out while you are skiing, come to a stop and immediately move to the side of the ski run.
◦	If there is sufficient moon light to safely ski down the hill, or you have a working head light, do so slowly and then proceed to the lodge.
◦	If it is too dark to safely ski, wait at the side of the ski run for 5 or 10 minutes to see if the lights come back on. If they do not, take off your skis and walk down the hill to the lodge.

•	While on lift:

•	If the lift stops for any reason, (power failure or other reason), stay on the lift chair.
•	You can be seriously injured by trying to jump down from a lift chair. 
•	If the problem cannot be fixed in a reasonable time, the ski patrol will come by and start evacuating people safely from the lift chairs.

Medical issues:

•	Severe allergic reaction

◦	If the person is subject to severe allergic reactions, they should be carrying an EpiPen.
◦	Locate it and follow the instructions on it to administer the medication.

•	Seizures

◦	If you encounter an individual that seems conscious, but unresponsive, they may be having a seizure. Symptoms vary depending upon the individual.
◦	Clear the area around them so that they will not injure themselves if they start thrashing.
◦	Try to have them lie on their side to minimize the chances of choking.
◦	Keep your fingers out of their mouth, as you could become injured if they clench their teeth.
◦	Stay with them until they recover.
◦	If you can, take them to the ski lodge; otherwise get ski patrol to take them down.
◦	Contact the Program or Technical Director and inform them of the event.
◦	Complete an incident report describing what happened when you get to the lodge.