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Creating an Emergency Response Plan for
your Strength and Conditioning Program
One of the keys to ensuring athlete safety in your school is to have a written Emergency Response Plan
for your strength and conditioning program. The plan should detail the proper procedures for caring for
participants who incur injuries during strength and conditioning activities as well as some general safety
concerns.
Your Emergency Response Plan should include, at a minimum:
1. EMS (Emergency medical services) activation procedures;
2. Access to a physician and/or emergency medical facility when warranted;
3. Communication and transportation between the venue and the medical facility;
4. Ambulance access;
5. Specific address of the strength and conditioning facility (to give directions to EMS);
6. Names and telephone numbers of primary, secondary, and tertiary individuals to contact;
7. Locations of the telephones;
8. Locations of nearest exits;
9. Roles and responsibilities of coaching staff, medical staff, spectators, and others during injury
evaluation/response, to ensure appropriate first response and medical evaluation;
10. Location of emergency supplies and first aid kit;
11. Plan of action in case of fire, tornado, life-threatening injury, crime, terrorism, and so forth.
Make the Most of Your Plan
An Emergency Response Plan can only save lives if it is implemented. Indeed, it may offer a false sense of
security if it is not backed up with appropriate training and preparedness by qualified, professional staff.
Therefore, all personnel in strength and conditioning facilities must:
Know the emergency response plan and the proper procedures for dealing with an emergency.
Review and practice emergency policies and procedures regularly (e.g., at least quarterly).
Maintain current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators
(CPR-AED). First Aid training and certification may also be necessary if Sports Medicine personnel such
as an MD, PA, or ATC are not immediately available.
Adhere to universal precautions for preventing exposure to and transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens Training by the National Safety Council may be necessary.
Sample Emergency Procedures Protocol*
Life-threatening Situations
Step 1: Call 911.
Environmental Situations
Step 1: Activate the appropriate
alarm and get everyone
directed to a predetermined
safe location.
Non-life-threatening Situations
Step 1: Provide first aid.
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