Varsity and Club Sports drop

 

 

EMERGENCY PLAN – SMEDS TENNIS CENTER

 

1. ATC and Head Athletic Training Student stays with athlete

-stabilize head/neck
-primary survey—airway, breathing, circulation
-initiate emergency plan—assign assistant athletic trainer to call EMS
-secondary survey—bleeding, shock, first aid

 

2. Assistant ATC/athletic training student calls EMS & Carthage College Security:

 --EMS
      -use mobile phone—call 911
      -radio athletic training room and instruct to call 9-911
      -use phone located in Smeds Tennis Center and call 9-911

***Quickly and clearly state***
“I have an emergency on the Carthage College Smeds Tennis Center and need an ambulance.”

If requested directions: Entrance is west of main campus entrance off Alford Park Drive (Sheridan Road).

--SECURITY
    -request they meet the ambulance at the Leonard Parkway entrance and direct to field
     -use mobile phone—262-551-5911
     -use athletic training room phone-call 5911
     -use radio on Channel 8 (only available on ATC radios)

 

3. Caller sends bystander to meet ambulance at entrance.

 

4. Head coach is responsible to keep other athletes away from the injured athlete.

 

5. Order of athlete accompaniment to hospital:
       -Any parent/guardian, extra ATC, Sr. ATS, Jr. ATS, Assistant Coach

 

Emergency Equipment: First aid supplies, splints, and cervical collar on field; AED & oxygen in ATR (if not already on field); EMS will board if necessary

Hazardous Weather: In case of inclement weather, all are required to move to the lower level of the TARC immediately and follow the hazardous environmental plan.

Emergency Facility Information
Kenosha Hospital and Medical Center ER, 6308 8th Ave.—(262)656-2202

Notify Laurie Jensen, Head ATC in event of EMS transport—(262)818-3876