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Post by fox on Apr 19, 2006 6:17:27 GMT -6
Someone who posts as Mr. Epee had this up on Fencing Net. I'm just copying the whole thing. It does point to some areas each club should look at.
Club Management: Is your club ready for an emergency?
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Emergency care – those sport-related instances where medical or health care is provided to an ill or injured person on a sudden, immediate, or unexpected basis
National Athletic Trainer’s Association recommendations
1. each organization that sponsors athletic activities must develop and implement a written emergency plan
2. the plan should be developed by organizational personnel in consultation with local emergency medical service providers
3. personnel should be trained in CPR and/or automated external defibrillator, first aid procedures and know how to prevent disease transmission
4. identify emergency equipment and its location
5. identify a suitable emergency care communication system and method
6. have a specific emergency plan for each venue
7. identify personnel involved with the execution of each emergency plan
8. identify who will document what happens during the emergency
9. rehearse the emergency plan at least annually ---------------------------------------------------------------
How well does your club meet these recomendations?
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Post by schlager7 on Apr 19, 2006 10:40:36 GMT -6
I saw this on Fencing Net, too.
I think having a written plan in place is not a bad idea. Perhaps it could be on display, so to speak, or handed out to members/parents. I liked one FNet response about consent to emergency care forms.
I like the idea of organizing and training a cadre within the club to be the responders.
One thing that should be posted in plain sight, in the event someone is calling 911, is the venue's ADDRESS. It can be amazing how many of us visit a location regularly without knowing the actual address... a critical piece of info when summoning emergency responders.
Happily, my club operates in a venue in a small town only 5 or 6 blocks from the closest fire station.
I, myself, am CPR/AED/First Aid certified and am an instructor (also an instructor-trainer) as a result of my job demands. I have no idea how many of those at the club are CPR/AED Certified. (Since all of our coaches have attended the USFA's Coaches' College and, I believe, that is now part of the course, I will suppose the four coaches are certified).
Our club has a small first aid kit, but likely many do not know where it is or that it exists. I have been meaning to put something more useful together.
An AED is still just a bit ambitious for us, especially since every AED in the US is going to have to get recalibrated from 3 stacked defibrillatory shocks before a paude for CPR to the new one shock/1 minute of CPR/1 shock/etc. I just finished being re-certified on the new protocols (30 compressions/2 breaths and other stuff). Perhaps later this year or next year.
I recall a night a few years ago at our club when a friend of mine experienced a sudden, critical mask failure. This is a serious subject worthy of serious planning.
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