Emergency Action Planning in Sports Immediate Care

Question 1

What are the key aims in developing emergency action plans.

Answer 1

Define roles and minimise errors
Regular equipment maintenance and checks
Risk assessment and planning for new environments
Effective communication
Standards for skill training and retention
Training and match day venues.
Reflective practice and learning through Clinical Governance.

Question 2

Developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and emergency response planning has what benifits?

Answer 2

reduces stress for clinical staff
minimise mistakes
minimise equipment failure through checks
improves team working
improves athlete care
support minimum standards of care for all scenarios
supports reflection, learning, significant event analysis (SEA) and audit