Who to Call
A room and cages are flooded from a Lixit. Animals are wet, swimming
On-Call AHT & Manager. Place animals in dry cage on heat support. Send SMO
Animal is scratching, no bleeding
Send SMO
Hot/cold room
On-Call Manager
When a cage is out of special diet and all animals appear normal
Lab emergency contact, send SMO
Lab member needs to get into facility, does not have badge
Do not let them in, they need to get their badge.
Mouse is lying in cage, breathing shallow, cool to touch
Call on-call AHT or veterinarian, send SMO
Animal has ulcerated mass that is bleeding
Call on-call AHT
Leaking from ceiling in hallway
Call CFS, on-call manager
Animals out of lab-provided water, appear dehydrated
Call lab & on-call AHT, send SMO
True or false: You should call the on-call manager for a flooded cage if the Lixit stops after the cage is removed
False
Zebrafish filter system is alarming.
Call Dr. Gilbert
Female has pup stuck in birth canal
Call AHT, send SMO
Power outage affecting animal rooms. Rack motors off
Call on-call manager, CFS.
Cage on standard feed and auto water docked in space without Lixit. Animals appear normal.
Move to space with Lixit or place and prime Lixit, send SMO
Hypoxia liquid nitrogen is using secondary supply
Sonicu will send alert to on-call manager & Alison Meyer
Facility does not have ventilation, air handlers down
Call on-call manager and CFS
Animal unable to use hind legs.
Provide wet & floor feed, call on-call AHT, send SMO
Elevator not working
Call CFS
Multiple cages without feed, do not appear to be fasting.
Call lab emergency contact. Send SMO. Provide feed if no response.
Room flooded due to Lixit malfunction, no animals affected.
Call on-call manager, clean up water.
You see/smell smoke
Call emergency services and on-call manager
Small weanlings
Give wet feed & water bottle, send SMO
You cut yourself on a sharp edge in an animal room
After providing first aid, call on-call manager to report.
Sutures or wound clips missing, no organ/abdominal involvement, animal otherwise active and alert
Send SMO
Loose mouse caught in live trap
Place mouse in cage with feed & water, mark "Handle Last", send Other report