The emergency action plan for the situation when an athlete begins to complain of chest pain and falls to the ground includes the steps needed to provide him first aid and transport to the hospital.
- The team physician will come to the man to evaluate his condition (“Emergency Action Plan” 4). Seeing that he is conscious and still breathing, he will call for the person of the emergency command to come to the scene (athletic trainer, for example) (“Emergency Action Plan” 1).
- While waiting for one, he will ask the athlete to stay calm and move less. The team physician will stay with the man to monitor his state. He will administer the first aid, which is needed with the help of the athletic trainer (“Emergency Action Plan: Department of Athletics” 3).
- At this time, the team physician will also designate an individual to call 911(any person from the chain command, head coach, for example).
- The head coach will tell the representative of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to come to the tailgating site because an “injured student-athlete in need of emergency medical treatment” (Andersen, Courson and Kleiner 102). He will tell in what condition the man is and what kind of first aid treatment he received. The head coach will provide the name and telephone number, tell where they are and explain how to rich the destination. Then he will call the campus police for them to know what has happened (“Emergency Action Plans” 45).
- The emergency equipment brought by the team physician and athletic trainer will be retrieved.
- Appropriate gates will be opened for the EMS team to reach the destination without any delays. The campus police will get sure that the way is not blocked.
- As I will be close to the Dale Mabry Highway, I will go to the entrance to meet the EMS team for them to find the way faster (“Parking Map”).
- During this time, the team physician will order several people to move bystanders away so that only professionals will be near the athlete.
- When the EMS personnel come, the team physician is to tell them what has happened to the athlete. He can rely on the worlds of other people but notice this fact.
- The team physician or another member of the sports medicine staff will accompany the man to the hospital.
- The representatives of the chain of command will contact the athlete’s parents to inform them about the accident. They will get a medical history and provide the EMS team with this information as well as those related to the insurance.
- The sports medicine staff will make reports regarding this situation.
Of course, this plan cannot be utilized at home. I have thought what I would do in an emergency that take place in my apartment that is why I have a prepared first aid kit. It is available for my parents and consists of the basic things, such as bandages, thermometer, pain relievers, laxative, antacids, etc. I think that in a case of emergency I will be able to help a person. I will check one’s condition and try to help if I know what is to be done. I will surely call 911 and tell what has happened to a person. Then I will try to make sure that one is in a stable condition. If it is possible, I will ask someone to help me.
Works Cited
Andersen, J.C., Ronald Courson and Douglas Kleiner. “National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Emergency Planning in Athletics.” Journal of Athletic Training 37.1 (2002): 99-104. Print.
Emergency Action Plan 2011. Web.
Emergency Action Plan n.d. Web.
Emergency Action Plans 2014. Web.
Emergency Action Plans: Department of Athletics 2005. Web.
“Parking Map” 2012. Web.