{"id":238,"date":"2024-10-11T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T10:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/?p=238"},"modified":"2024-10-13T10:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T10:13:42","slug":"what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day, college campuses are filled with students walking around, heading to class, back to their dorm, off to lunch, or through the parking lots to their cars. And while campus administrations do their best to protect students while they\u2019re walking, incidents can still occur. Below are some simple steps to follow should you find yourself injured while walking around campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seek Immediate Medical Attention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, you\u2019ll want to handle your injuries. Your health is the most important thing, so it should be a priority over all else. If your campus has a local health facility, you may be able to visit depending on your injuries and operating hours. For more serious injuries, you may need to call an ambulance or visit the nearby hospital. It\u2019s a good idea to have emergency contact information on hand, including nearby emergency health clinics, so that you don\u2019t have to search for it while also dealing with an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report the Injury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019re in no immediate health danger, you can then focus on the next steps. One of the first things you\u2019ll want to do is report the injury. You should notify campus security or the administration about the incident. In many cases, you\u2019ll need to fill out an official formal report so that you can file an insurance claim. Notifying security or the administration can also help you catch the perpetrator of the incident if they fled the scene or allow campus officials to take steps to prevent injuries to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Document the Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next, you\u2019ll want to document the incident<\/a> for yourself, as you may need this information when filing an insurance claim or during any legal proceedings. Start by taking pictures of the incident scene, including anything that contributed to the incident. For example, if you slipped on a patch of ice, you can take pictures of the icy area where it occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to photographing the incident scene, you should also take pictures of any injuries. These, along with medical records, may be essential to receiving insurance assistance. Finally, if possible, get written statements from any witnesses and write down information about the incident, such as the time and date of when it occurred. The more documentation you collect, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speak with an Attorney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In some cases, you may wish to speak to an attorney after your injuries. It\u2019s often a good idea to speak to an attorney if someone else was responsible for your injuries and you\u2019re concerned about receiving appropriate financial compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedestrian accidents often occur due to negligent or reckless behavior by drivers. These accidents can happen in crosswalks, sidewalks, parking lots, and other areas where pedestrians have the right of way. Victims of pedestrian accidents may be entitled to various types of compensation, including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, property damage, and punitive damages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A personal injury attorney<\/a> can provide you with advice on what steps you should take and help ensure that you receive any money you\u2019re entitled to. If you\u2019re unsure if you need a lawyer, it often doesn\u2019t hurt to reach out to a nearby attorney, describe your situation, and see what they have to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk with Professors or Supervisors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the event of significant injuries, you may be out of commission for a period of time. In this case, you\u2019ll want to talk to your professors and any work supervisors. Let them know about the incident and that you\u2019ll need accommodations accordingly. For example, you may need some additional time to submit an assignment or some time off of work while you recuperate. Most professors and supervisors are understanding in situations like this and are willing to make accommodations to help you out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

File an Insurance Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you paid for medical expenses as a result of your injuries, you\u2019ll want to file an insurance claim through your insurance provider. For some students, this could be a campus health plan, while others have their own private insurance. Whichever is applicable to you, follow their process for submitting an insurance claim. This will likely consist of gathering medical records, bills, and any incident reports and then submitting them to the insurance provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Medical Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, follow any medical advice you receive following your injury. Depending on the severity of your injuries, it may take some time to fully recover. Some people can grow frustrated during this time and skip recommendations from medical professionals. However, doing so can actually make your injuries worse and slow down your recovery time. For example, if your doctor recommends staying off your feet for five days, you should do your best to follow this advice. Whether it\u2019s rest, medication, or follow-up appointments, ensure proper recovery by following all expert advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus Each day, college campuses are filled with students walking around, heading to class, back to their dorm, off to lunch, or through the parking lots to their cars. And while campus administrations do their best to protect students while they\u2019re walking, incidents can still occur. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14283,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus - Education Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus - Education Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus Each day, college campuses are filled with students walking around, heading to class, back to their dorm, off to lunch, or through the parking lots to their cars. And while campus administrations do their best to protect students while they\u2019re walking, incidents can still occur. […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Education Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-11T10:55:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-13T10:13:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/7859\/files\/2024\/10\/image-1.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Mike\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Mike\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Mike\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/450d0b8eb55306b8505d1ada6454ebf7\"},\"headline\":\"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-11T10:55:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-13T10:13:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":831,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/blogs.dir\\\/7859\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/image-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"General\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/\",\"name\":\"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus - Education Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/blogs.dir\\\/7859\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/image-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-11T10:55:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-13T10:13:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/450d0b8eb55306b8505d1ada6454ebf7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/blogs.dir\\\/7859\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/image-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/blogs.dir\\\/7859\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/image-1.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/11\\\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/\",\"name\":\"Education Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/450d0b8eb55306b8505d1ada6454ebf7\",\"name\":\"John Mike\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c25ac7211ce593417d6b63d77e92d24a19d7aeb92c1777a5310677808361ced?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c25ac7211ce593417d6b63d77e92d24a19d7aeb92c1777a5310677808361ced?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c25ac7211ce593417d6b63d77e92d24a19d7aeb92c1777a5310677808361ced?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"John Mike\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\\\/learner\\\/author\\\/mikej\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus - Education Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus - Education Blog","og_description":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus Each day, college campuses are filled with students walking around, heading to class, back to their dorm, off to lunch, or through the parking lots to their cars. And while campus administrations do their best to protect students while they\u2019re walking, incidents can still occur. […]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/","og_site_name":"Education Blog","article_published_time":"2024-10-11T10:55:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-10-13T10:13:42+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/7859\/files\/2024\/10\/image-1.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"John Mike","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Mike","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/"},"author":{"name":"John Mike","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/#\/schema\/person\/450d0b8eb55306b8505d1ada6454ebf7"},"headline":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus","datePublished":"2024-10-11T10:55:37+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-13T10:13:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/"},"wordCount":831,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/7859\/files\/2024\/10\/image-1.png","articleSection":["General"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/","name":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus - Education Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/7859\/files\/2024\/10\/image-1.png","datePublished":"2024-10-11T10:55:37+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-13T10:13:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/#\/schema\/person\/450d0b8eb55306b8505d1ada6454ebf7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/7859\/files\/2024\/10\/image-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/7859\/files\/2024\/10\/image-1.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/2024\/10\/11\/what-to-do-if-youre-injured-while-walking-on-campus\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What To Do If You\u2019re Injured While Walking on Campus"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/","name":"Education Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/#\/schema\/person\/450d0b8eb55306b8505d1ada6454ebf7","name":"John Mike","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c25ac7211ce593417d6b63d77e92d24a19d7aeb92c1777a5310677808361ced?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c25ac7211ce593417d6b63d77e92d24a19d7aeb92c1777a5310677808361ced?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c25ac7211ce593417d6b63d77e92d24a19d7aeb92c1777a5310677808361ced?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"John Mike"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/author\/mikej\/"}]}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/learner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}