IIHF Sample Emergency Action Plan

Sample Emergency Action Plan – to be completed by all eventorganizers
1. Please include a diagram of the main arena and all practice arenas
clearly indicating:
1. location of medical and first aid room
2. location of all defibrillators
3. location of ambulance team during games
4. ice surface exit to be used with injured player
Please WRITE the locations of all defibrillators in the main arena andpractice arenas________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name of Event Chief Medical Officer (ECMO) __________________________
Mobile number of ECMO__________________________

General Emergency telephone number for your city (example – 911)__________________
Date, time and location of demonstration of removal of injured athlete from theice (Should be arranged so that ambulance crew, host medical personnel and team medical staff
can all attend)

Date ___________________

Time ___________________

Location ________________________Name of main referral hospital for emergency care_____________________________________________
Distance from main arena ________________________
Driving time from main arena ______________________
Distance from practice arena ______________________
Driving time from practice arena ____________________

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Emergency Action Plan for athlete injury during a game
1. Team medical staff to provide first response to athlete. If no additionalcare needed, athlete returns to bench and / or dressing room with teamstaff.
2. If additional assistance needed, team staff member can signal for teamphysician (one hand raised) or for ambulance and host medical (hands
crossed above the head)
3. If any spinal or neurologic signs, head to remain properly stabilized byteam medical staff or ambulance staff.
4. Whenever possible, helmet should be removed by on-ice team.
5. If needed, initial cardiac management (including ONE initial defibrillation
attempt and CPR) should be initiated prior to removal from the ice.
6. Athlete should be removed from the ice when stabilized. Decision madeby on-ice team if removal to dressing room, medical room or immediatetransport to hospital.
7. If ambulance leaves arena, new ambulance must be in place before playresumes on-ice.
8. Team medical personnel to accompany athlete to hospital with medical
records, insurance documentation and payment option if needed.
Emergency Action Plan for athlete injury during a practice
1. Defibrillator and emergency equipment (spinal board, cervical collars,
portable oxygen, basic first aid kit) to be available and positioned close tobench area for all practices.
2. Team medical staff to provide first response to athlete. If no additionalcare needed, athlete returns to bench and / or dressing room with teamstaff.
3. If additional assistance needed, team staff member can signal for teamphysician (one hand raised) or for host medical person (hands crossed
above the head)
4. If any spinal or neurologic signs, head to remain properly stabilized byteam medical staff or host medical staff until ambulance team arrives.
5. Whenever possible, helmet should be removed by on-ice team.
6. If indicated, ambulance to be called to arena by host medical staff asquickly as possible. Arena staff to meet ambulance team at arena
entrance and escort to ice surface or medical room.
7. If needed, initial cardiac management (including ONE initial defibrillation
attempt and CPR) should be initiated prior to removal from the ice.

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8. Athlete should be removed from the ice when stabilized. Decision madeby on-ice team if removal to dressing room, medical room or immediatetransport to hospital.
9. Team medical personnel to accompany athlete to hospital with medical
records, insurance documentation and payment option if needed.

Prior to every game/practice
1. Security must be in place and advised to keep access to / from the ice andto the medical rooms clear of equipment, staff or spectators
2. Road out of the arena must be free and clear of vehicles to allow theambulance rapid exit (or entrance and exit for practice arenas)
Please outline the steps you will take in the event of a spectator emergency
during a game________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please outline how an emergency at the hotel (player or staff member) will
be managed________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please provide the following names and emergency telephone numbers
On-site:Event Medical Services Coordinator
Event Chief Medical Officer
Off-site:
Local Ambulance / ParamedicPolce
Fire Department

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