The First Hour After a Workplace Injury
A medical direction playbook for industrial employers, safety leaders, HR teams, claims leaders, and operations executives.
Physician white paper
17-page guide for industrial employers
Use the guide to align supervisors, safety leaders, HR, claims, and operations around a clear first-hour injury response.
What is included
Built for first-hour injury decisions.
Use the PDF for team distribution and offline review. Use the full web guide to jump directly to the decision tree, supervisor checklist, and provider-call script.
First-hour decision framework
A supervisor-ready path for emergency recognition, first aid, medical direction, clinic escalation, work status, and follow-up.
Documentation checklist
The minimum facts employers should capture while the employee, witnesses, job task, and care decision are still fresh.
Provider-call structure
A concise way to report mechanism of injury, symptoms, first aid, job demands, and functional observations to occupational medical direction.
Next step
Request a first-hour response review.
Industrial MD can review your current first-hour injury workflow, supervisor intake process, clinic escalation path, and follow-up communication.