Football Practice Field Emergency Plan

Football Practice Field

Emergency Plan for Serious/Life-Threatening Injury

The certified athletic trainer on the scene provides appropriate first aid and executes the emergency plan. If a certified athletic trainer is not present:

• A coach or a first responder more qualified in emergency care should stabilize the injured athlete, provide first aid, and delegate the responsibilities listed below to the bystanders who could most prudently complete designated task(s) from the emergency plan. (If a certified athletic trainer is near the vicinity of the injured athlete, they should be located and directed to the scene.)

  • An athletic training student (or other first responder) calls 911. The closest emergency phone is located outside the training room doors or in the south entrance of the tunnel. The phone in the athletic training room may also be used.

  • After calling 911, the athletic training student (or other first responder) reports back to the certified athletic trainer and then goes to wait at the west gate of the stadium parking lot so that the ambulance can be directed to the injured athlete. If the access gate is locked, the certified athletic trainer or coach will give them master key #3217 to open the gate.

  • A second athletic training student (first responder) or coach assists the certified athletic trainer with first aid and is responsible for crowd control. Teammates, fans, etc. need to be kept at a distance.

  • If possible, an athletic training student (first responder), coach, or teammate accompanies the athlete to the hospital in the ambulance. The athlete's medical card is sent with the athlete. The certified athletic trainer will arrive at the hospital at the conclusion of the game or practice.

  • The certified athletic trainer or coach calls the athlete's parents to inform them of the situation as soon as reasonably possible.

  • The certified athletic trainer completes an injury report as soon as reasonably possible.

AED: Located in the entry to Indoor Tennis Center

Venue Directions

- Take Hanna Street west until it dead ends at the West gate of the Blackstock Stadium parking lot. Go through the gate and follow the paved pathway to the back side of the home grand stands.