Interscholastic Sport Safety Interscholastic sport safety promotes the welfare of all school athletic programs from sudden accidents. In particular, this report will discuss how high school and collegiate sport programs prepare for cardiac arrest. High school and collegiate athletic programs has many guidelines to prevent and respond to cardia arrest emergencies. Such as, athletic programs are required to give all athletes physical exams, screenings before athlete can further represent a sport program. Also, coaches usually have will be certified in sports first aid and CPR. The most common guideline among states and collegiate organizations are that all facilities must be equipped with an automated external defibrillator (AED). Furthermore,
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To prevent such traumatic events athletic programs have applied safety recommendations to prevent and respond to sudden cardiac arrest. In the article by Drezner et al., discusses emergency plans, and recommendations from NATA and AHA. Drezner et al., mentions the emergency plans consist of guidelines organize by school programs to emphasize safety in athletics. For example, Drezner et ale., declares that EAP are developed and methods to manage sudden cardiac arrest (254). The management of sudden cardiac arrest involves responding to any one at a sport event immediately giving CPR until AED arrives. (Drezner et al., 255). In addition, the authors explain that school athletic programs emergency plans consist of emergency transportation, emergency communication, emergency personnel, emergency equipment, practice and review emergency action plan, and post event catastrophic incident …show more content…
The authors explain that 70% of high schools have employed athletic trainers but not all are full time (Casa and Drezner 341). Meaning that athletic trainers probably only show up to games and a few practices during the week. Therefore, emergencies can happen when athletic trainers are not present in which eliminates professional respondent rescue immediately when accident or sudden cardiac arrest occur at practice. The authors also stated that more states should adopt a NATA and American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) recommendations of hiring full time athletic trainers (Casa and Drezner 341). All in all, the authors argued full time employed high school athletic trainers could provide quicker emergency response. Thus, full time athletic trainers are another safety protocol when to prevent and rescue sudden cardiac arrest victims. In conclusion, the present report discusses safety measures that high school and college athletic programs take to provide safety in sports. Also, the report highlights ways in which AED is implemented by certified and professional EMS to an individual having a sudden cardiac arrest at a sport event. Additionally, emergency plans and athletic trainers are two of the
To prevent such traumatic events athletic programs have applied safety recommendations to prevent and respond to sudden cardiac arrest. In the article by Drezner et al., discusses emergency plans, and recommendations from NATA and AHA. Drezner et al., mentions the emergency plans consist of guidelines organize by school programs to emphasize safety in athletics. For example, Drezner et ale., declares that EAP are developed and methods to manage sudden cardiac arrest (254). The management of sudden cardiac arrest involves responding to any one at a sport event immediately giving CPR until AED arrives. (Drezner et al., 255). In addition, the authors explain that school athletic programs emergency plans consist of emergency transportation, emergency communication, emergency personnel, emergency equipment, practice and review emergency action plan, and post event catastrophic incident …show more content…
The authors explain that 70% of high schools have employed athletic trainers but not all are full time (Casa and Drezner 341). Meaning that athletic trainers probably only show up to games and a few practices during the week. Therefore, emergencies can happen when athletic trainers are not present in which eliminates professional respondent rescue immediately when accident or sudden cardiac arrest occur at practice. The authors also stated that more states should adopt a NATA and American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) recommendations of hiring full time athletic trainers (Casa and Drezner 341). All in all, the authors argued full time employed high school athletic trainers could provide quicker emergency response. Thus, full time athletic trainers are another safety protocol when to prevent and rescue sudden cardiac arrest victims. In conclusion, the present report discusses safety measures that high school and college athletic programs take to provide safety in sports. Also, the report highlights ways in which AED is implemented by certified and professional EMS to an individual having a sudden cardiac arrest at a sport event. Additionally, emergency plans and athletic trainers are two of the