EMERGENCY INFORMATION

Your safety is our top priority. GMR Zone Coordinators will be on the route and will have wireless phones, but they will be assisting the volunteers in getting their exchanges set up. So due to the route being spread out and the rural nature of the GMR route and Vermont in general, be aware that medical assistance will not be as timely as in major population areas. If anything serious does happen to someone on your team, you are strongly encouraged to take the initiative to assist your teammate. Information is provided below to direct you to the quickest assistance. Depending on your location and wireless phone coverage (spotty at best), it may be in your best interest to load up your injured teammate into your van and transport them to the nearest town to contact their emergency medical response organization, or to the nearest hospital. Personal preparation and planning is key.

Dial 911 and provide as much detailed information as possible.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Both vehicles must each have a wireless phone to ensure communication in any type of emergency.

Each team’s van must have a medical kit. It can be a home-made medical kit but should contain everything you may need in case of a minor running injury: Band-aids, gauze, cold compression pack, athletic wrap, pain medicine, scissors, antibiotic ointment.

Write your name, allergies, medications, illnesses and team phone number on the backs of bibs to expedite the delivery of medical care.

HOSPITALS & MEDICAL SERVICES – ALWAYS DIAL 911 FOR EMERGENCIES

The following is listed as a guide only; local towns have been alerted to the GMR event.

Legs 1 – 6 Jeffersonville to Waterbury
Hospitals – Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Copley Hospital in Morrisville, and Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin

Jeffersonville – Rescue Squad
Johnson - Northern Emergency Medical Services 554-2025
Stowe – Rescue Squad
Waterbury - Rescue Squad, Waterbury Medical Center – open Saturday 244-7874

Legs 6 – 12 Waterbury to Hancock
Hospitals - Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin

Waterbury - Rescue Squad, Waterbury Medical Center – open Saturday 244-7874
Middlesex – Fast Squad (rescue squad)
Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren, Hancock: Mad River Valley Ambulance – 911 or 496-4440

Legs 13 – 18 Hancock to Killington
Hospital - Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin, Rutland Regional Hospital

Hancock, Rochester - Mad River Valley Ambulance – 911 or 496-4440
Stockbridge – First Responder
Pittsfield – Rescue Squad
Killington – Volunteer Fire Department EMT

Legs 19 – 24 Killington to Weston
Hospital – Rutland Regional Hospital

Killington – Volunteer Fire Department EMT
Bridgewater – Fast Squad (first responders) and/or ambulance out of Woodstock
Plymouth – Rescue Squad, Ludlow or Woodstock for ambulance
Ludlow – Ludlow Ambulance
Weston – Londonderry Rescue Squad

Legs 25 – 30 Weston to Mt Bromley
Hospital – Rutland Regional Hospital, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (Bennington)

Weston – Londonderry Rescue Squad Londonderry – Londonderry Rescue Squad
Winhall – Rescue Squad
Mt Bromley – Manchester Rescue Squad

Legs 31 – 36 Mt Bromley to Bennington
Hospital – Rutland Regional Hospital, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (Bennington)

Manchester – Rescue Squad, Southwestern Vermont Medical; 5957 Main St, Manchester Center, VT; Tel: (802) 362-4440, Sunday’s 10 - 5
Arlington – Rescue Squad
Shaftsbury – Arlington Rescue Squad
Bennington – Rescue Squad

Last updated 9/3/2008