West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-02 - Athletics, Provisions Governing Eligibility › Section 127-2-15 - Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
15.1. Effective December 31, 2017, each
				member school shall adopt and submit to the WVSSAC and to the county board of
				education an EAP for athletics, designed to respond to athletic injuries that
				occur on school property during school-sponsored athletic practices and
				events.
15.2. Each EAP shall
				include:
15.2.a. Implementation of the EAP for
				every sport at every level. The EAP shall discuss how it is to be implemented
				with the participation of the school's principal and athletic director (if
				any), coaches, and athletes.
15.2.b. Training. The EAP shall include any
				necessary training for any person designated as responsible for any portion of
				the implementation of the EAP. Training may be in person or online, as may be
				available to the school.
15.2.c.
				Protocol for summoning emergency medical assistance. The EAP shall discuss how
				the school's sports teams will assign responsibility for summoning emergency
				medical assistance in the case of an emergency during a practice or
				event.
15.2.d. Protocol for
				beginning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The EAP shall discuss how the
				school's sports teams will assign responsibility for beginning CPR in the event
				it is necessary. Each sports team must have individuals trained in CPR. The
				school shall provide proper training to any individual assigned responsibility
				for performing CPR.
15.2.e.
				Protocol for the use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Each member
				school will have an accessible AED on the school or event grounds during the
				duration of all athletic events and practices. The EAP must address how the
				school's sports teams will assign responsibility for retrieving and using an
				AED in the event it is necessary. Each sports team must be instructed on the
				location of the nearest AED to any practice or event facility. The school shall
				provide proper training to any individual assigned responsibility for using an
				AED.
15.2.f. Protocol for the
				treatment of heat stroke. The EAP must address how the school's sports teams
				will prepare for and treat heat stroke. Each sports team that practices
				outdoors is recommended to have available an emersion tub, and must have water,
				ice, and towels, to be used for the treatment of heat stroke. The EAP must
				address how the school's sports teams will assign responsibility for obtaining
				these items and preparing them before a practice or game begins.
15.2.g. Written records. The EAP shall
				require that each of the school's sports teams assign responsibility for the
				items discussed above at the beginning of each season, and record those
				assignments on a written record, which record shall be retained by the sports
				team and the school.
15.2.h.
				Symptoms and risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest. The EAP shall require that
				schools train athletes, coaches, and volunteers about the symptoms and risk
				factors for sudden cardiac arrest.
15.2.i. Coordination with local Emergency
				Medical Systems. The EAP shall require that schools coordinate with their local
				Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, notifying EMS personnel of the
				availability of AEDs at the school, and notifying EMS personnel of the EAP
				adopted by the school.
15.2.j.
				Follow up retraining. The EAP shall require that school sports teams that
				respond to an emergency incident meet to discuss their response after the
				incident has passed. Discussion shall center on the team's response to the
				incident, areas for improvement, and retraining that may be necessary, and any
				counseling that may be required for the individuals involved.