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Chapter 5
Emergency Preparedness:
Injury Game Plan
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Objectives
• Upon completion of this chapter, you
should be able to:
– Define emergency preparedness
– Discuss the importance of a written action
plan for emergencies
– List the components of the emergency plan
– State the roles of everyone involved in an
athletic emergency
– Activate the EMS system
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Objectives (cont’d.)
• Upon completion of this chapter, you
should be able to (cont’d.):
– Identify the difference between defined
medical emergencies and nonemergencies
– Explain why athletic emergency cards are
important
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Emergency Preparedness
• Be properly equipped and trained for any
medical crisis or disaster
– Athletic injuries can occur at any time
• Sports medicine team must be prepared
– Emergency plans help ensure the best care is
provided
• Athletic organizations must develop an emergency
plan
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Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
• Should be customized to fit needs
– Should specify needs within four categories:
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Emergency personnel
Emergency communication
Emergency equipment
Transportation
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Emergency Action Plan (cont’d.)
• Should outline emergency personnel roles
– Generally the first responder is a member of
the athletic training staff
• Athletic training staff is, at a minimum, trained in
CPR and first aid
• All members are responsible for knowing and
being able to implement the emergency action plan
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Emergency Action Plan (cont’d.)
• Each member should be assigned specific
roles
– Immediate care should be done by the most
qualified
– Others should be assigned to locate and
obtain emergency equipment
– One member should be assigned to activate
the emergency medical service (EMS) system
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Emergency Action Plan (cont’d.)
• Emergency communication
– Good working relationships ensure the best
care
– Staff must have access to a telephone or
telecommunications device
• A backup plan should be in place in case the
primary communications system is inoperable
• Procedure should be in place for communicating
the situation to EMS providers
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Emergency Action Plan (cont’d.)
• All equipment that might be necessary for
an emergency must be:
– Readily accessible
– In good working condition
– Checked before each event or competition
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Emergency Action Plan (cont’d.)
• EMS providers and an ambulance should
be on standby at any event where there is
a high risk of traumatic injury
– Lessens response time for EMS
– Ensures injured athlete receives timely, proper
care
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Identifying a Medical Emergency
• Defined medical emergencies consist of:
– Breathing cessation, severe bleeding, no
pulse, concussion with loss of consciousness,
neck or spinal injury, fractures, dislocations,
eye injuries, severe asthma attack, heatrelated illness, or any injury causing signs of
shock
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Identifying a Medical Emergency
(cont’d.)
• Nonemergencies consist of all other
injuries where life or limb is not threatened
– Abrasions, minor cuts, strains, sprains, minor
concussions without loss of consciousness,
and contusions
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Emergency Medical Cards
• Each athlete must have an up-to-date
emergency information profile on record
– Nearest relative or guardian
– Medical information
– Hospital preference
– Family doctor’s phone numbers
– Parental permission to treat and transport
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Conclusion
• Emergency preparedness is the central
element of a superior sports medicine
program
• The emergency preparedness team
consists of everyone involved in athletics
• The emergency plan must be documented
and agreed upon by all parties
• Being properly prepared is crucial
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Conclusion (cont’d.)
• Encourage ownership of the emergency
plan
• Understand the difference between
defined medical emergencies and
nonemergencies
• Emergency medical cards should be on
the sideline of every practice and game
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