SPORTS 911 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

•Assessment: evaluate level of consciousness, orientation in time, place and person, respiration/breathing, pulse, blood pressure, temperature.

•Cause, signs, symptoms and types of emergencies: Emergencies include injuries and illnesses such as diabetic hypoglycemia, dehydration, heat stroke, cardiac arrest, heart attack, seizure, cerebral vascular accident/stroke, hemorrhage, lacerated liver, ruptured spleen, collapsed lung and broken ribs, traumatic brain injury, concussion, fractured skull, cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine injuries All categories must be included in the plan.

•Team of responders: includes the Athletic Team Internal Responders: coaches, trainers, team physician / nurse, designated AED responder, record keeping responder to record emergency event, communication-telephone operator responder, maintenance responder to open door or gate and meet the EMS and the External Responders: EMS, police, fire department, hospital and physician / nurse.

•Proper training of the responders and ability to use the equipment

•Properly functioning equipment for the emergency event that has been satisfactorily maintained. An emergency station area must be designated. All working, maintained equipment must be at the emergency station. The minimal equipment must be: tourniquet, first aid kit, eye wash, flashlight, seizure bite block, variety of splints, icy kitty pool for water with hose and 2 large chests of ice, automated external defibrillator, and fire extinguisher.

•Communication among responders: A working phone must be kept at the emergency station on the practice field, stadium, or arena. The entrance for EMS should be designated and keys to that entrance, if applicable, kept with the phone. Emergency numbers for EMS, Team physicians and family numbers should be kept with the emergency phone. The phone communication-telephone operator responder should call all the External Responders including the family.

•Follow up: the record keeping responder should complete a form and self report the emergency event to school officials. Name, address, family phone numbers, mother and father’s name, injury, response, transport of athlete and result.

•All emergency records and sports related injuries must be reported to the KMA, KHSAA, Kentucky Joint Committee on Health and Welfare or the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, or another health related governmental department for accurate sports related statistical data collection.

•Continuing Education for responders. All responders must have continuing education about the Sports 911 Emergency Action Plan.

Reference:
1. Building Emergency. Action Plan. The Gatton College of. Business & Economics Building. 550 S. Limestone Street. CALL 911 or. UK Police Department 911
2. General Guidelines for Developing Emergency Action Plans, KHSAA, Kentucky High School Athletic Association
3. National Cheer Safety Foundation