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School emergency plans should include an established set of action items that is implemented in the event of an emergency situation. |
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Access to a working telephone or other telecommunications device, whether fixed or mobile should be assured. The communications system should be checked prior to each event or practice to ensure proper working order. |
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Emergency Personnel |
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The emergency team consists of physicians, emergency medial technician, certified athletic trainers, coaches and managers. |
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Chain of Command |
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The attending or team physician has total control over the participation of any injured or ill athlete. |
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In the absence of the physician, the NATA Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) shall make any decision on an injured or ill player’s participation. |
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In the absence of the ATC, the coach should use standard medical procedures and always taking into account the athlete’s best interest. |
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Emergency Action |
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1. Immediate Care of the Athlete |
● First and
most important
● Acute care should be provided by most qualified individual |
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2. Emergency Equipment Retrieval |
● Team
member who is familiar with types and locations of equipment ● Team managers or assistant coaches good choice |
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3. Activation of Emergency Medical System |
● When the situation is deemed an emergency of life threatening by qualified individual in the chain of command | MEDICAL & NON MEDICAL EMERGENCIES |
| ● Any team
member can call—this person should be calm under pressure and
communicates well
● Head coach good choice |
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A. Making the Call |
● 911 | ● # to local police, fire department, and ambulance service |
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Access to a working telephone or other telecommunications device, whether fixed or mobile should be assured. The communications system should be checked prior to each event or practice to ensure proper working order. |
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B. Providing Information |
● Name,
address, telephone number of caller ● Condition of athlete(s) ● Directions to locate emergency scene |
● Number of athletes ● First aid initiated by first responder ● Other information requested by dispatcher |
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4. Direction of EMS to the Scene |
● Team member should be responsible for meeting or “flagging down”
medical personnel as they arrive. ● This person should have keys to any locked gates or doors ● Event managers or directors good choice |
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| Venue directions should include the most direct route to the desire entrance along with cross streets and a point of reference if applicable. There should be a designated location with rapid access to the site and a cleared route for entering/exiting the venue. | ||
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Emergency Supplies and Equipment |
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Emergency Records |
Each team shall include emergency information forms in their kits for each participant listing family phone numbers, insurance plan, special instructions or considerations, and who to contact when parents/guardians are unavailable. | |
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Personal Medical Devices |
It is the primary responsibility of the athlete to have his or her appropriate medical devices i.e. inhalers etc… It is the secondary responsibility of the Coach and staff to follow up on this issue. | |
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Game/ Practice Services |
●Injury ice and water source | ●Athletic Trainer’s Kit with minimum required supplies for sport |
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| Coaching staff should be designated to monitor non-injured athletes and contact the parent of the injured athlete. It may be advantageous to have more than one individual assigned to each role to allow the emergency team to function even though certain members are unavailable. | ||
