Emergency Action Plan

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Emergency Action Plan Procedures
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Emergency Action Plan

• What is an EAP?
• Write, Educate, Implement
• Simple to Complex
• Venues Practice vs. Event, On-campus vs.
  Off-campus, Clinic
• What is included in an EAP?
• Personnel
• Equipment
• Communication
• Transportation
• Venue Location
• Emergency Care Facilities
• Documentation
• NATA position statement
• http//www.nata.org/statements/position/emergencyp
  lanning.pdf

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Questions to Ponder

• Is it a life-threatening injury?
• Is it environmentally related?
• Is it a home or away event or practice?
• Community Emergency Personnel?
• Others involved? Parents?
• Other ????

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EAPs

• Barry University EAP
• http//www.barry.edu/athletics/athleticTraining/em
  ergencyActionPlan.asp
• Gettysburg EAP
• http//public.gettysburg.edu/athletics/athletic_tr
  aining/emergency.html
• Lehigh EAP
• http//www.lehighsports.com/sportsmed/procedures.a
  sp

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Emergency Procedures

• Primary Survey
• ABCs
• Excessive bleeding, Shock
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• http//www.americanheart.org
• http//www.redcross.org
• Special equipment removal

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Emergency Procedures

• Secondary Survey
• Is it life-threatening or not?
• Assess vital signs
• Pulse, Respiration, Blood pressure, Temperature,
  Skin color, Pupils of the eye, Movement, Pain,
  LOC
• Take history
• Perform musculoskeletal evaluation
• Treatment considerations
• Rest (RICE), Splinting, Emotional care
• Transporting
• Spineboard procedures, Ambulatory aid, Manual
  conveyance, Stretcher carry, Pool extraction,
• Crutch Cane fitting walking