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Emergency Action Plan Material Type: Notes; Class: Fitness Center Activity 3 - Advanced; Subject: Physical Education; University: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Term: Forever 1989;
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Staff Joe Lahovski Head Swim Coach (717) 477- Jeff Michaels Athletic Director (717) 477- Wes Mallicone Sport Med. Director (717) 477-1749 ext. Robert Smith Facility Manager (717) 477- Julie Ryan Grad. Asst. (717) 477- All athletic staff members must be certified in basic First Aid/CPR/AED. Those working in aquatic settings must be further certified in Lifeguarding. There must be at least one person certified in Lifeguarding on deck whenever the pool is in use. Phone Location and Operation A campus phone is located in the office in the pool. You must dial 9 to reach off campus contacts on this phone. A payphone is located directly to the right outside the doors of the pool in the lobby. You do not need to dial 9 to reach off campus contacts. Emergency Office: 911 Payphone: 911 Sports Medicine Office: 1749-1 Payphone: (717) 477-1749- Etter Health Center Office: 1458 Payphone: (717) 477- Chambersburg Hospital (717) 264- Campus Security Office: 1444 Payphone: (717) 477- Shippensburg Borough Police (717) 532- IN CASE OF LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY: Head Coach (HC) will provide first aid to victim(s) o If necessary, HC will perform water rescue as the primary rescuer with assistance from GA as secondary rescuer o GA will assume next role once victim is safely out of the water and HC has the ability to assign role of secondary rescuer/caretaker to anyone available with proper certifications in the absence of GA, until GA returns Grad. Asst. (GA) will call 911 on the office phone (do not need to dial 9 to get out) o HC will tell GA what has happened to person(s) to report to EMS Name of victim, age, sex, what happened, condition, pertinent medical information (on file in office), care provided o GA will give specific location (Donald Miller Pool) and office telephone number (717) 477- From King St., turn onto N Prince St, then right onto Adams Dr. Make first left onto Dauphin Dr. Continue until Dauphin ends, then turn right onto Lancaster Dr. make a slight right onto Bucks Dr. and Heiges Field House will be on your left GA will contact Sports Med. Dir. (SMD) and inform him of situation, request help o SMD will bring any necessary equipment and relieve HC as primary rescuer/caretaker; HC becomes secondary rescuer/caretaker GA will contact Athletic Director (AD) to inform him of the situation o AD will contact the emergency contact of injured person(s)
o AD will report to the incident and serve as crowd control, if necessary o If not, AD will act as help in first aid efforts GA will contact Facility Manager (FM) to alert him that EMS will be arriving soon o FM will wait at entrance to Heiges Field House for EMS to arrive to direct them to the location of the accident o FM will have keys to gain access to location of incident EMS arrives and will assess situation o If victim(s) taken to hospital in ambulance, AD will accompany them o AD will inform entire Sports Med. team where the ambulance is taking them Non-Life Threatening Injury HC will assess situation, provide proper first aid if appropriate o If higher level of training needed, HC will instruct GA to take injured person(s) to SMD o If injured victim is not able to walk to SMD, HC will stay with victim while GA calls SMD requesting he come to the scene SMD will assess injury, determine appropriate care to provide o If victim is referred to hospital: SMD will contact AD AD will call emergency contact of victim, inform them of the situation AD will drive victim to hospital referred by SMD SMD will inform HC of victim’s referral Location of Emergency Equipment Spineboard for water rescue should always be easily accessible on pool deck next to lifeguard stand First Aid kit will be at the base of the lifeguard stand next to spineboard o Contents include gloves, bandages, antiseptic wipes, tape, scissors, etc Guard buoy will be in guard-on-duty’s hands AT ALL TIMES Guard should always have personal breathing mask separate from First Aid kit Additional safety equipment is located in SMD office; brought to incident by SMD Weather Policy In event of thunderstorm, pool is grounded; safe to stay in pool In event of tornado, evacuate pool and get everyone to the basement of Heiges as quickly as possible o Enter women’s locker room through door on deck (if men are present, give warning) and go down through the women’s locker room and out into the basement, next to the Athlete’s Gym Ambulance Access If ambulance transportation is necessary, it can gain access to the front doors of Heiges Field House by driving up the curb at the corner of Lancaster and Bucks Dr. and continuing on the sidewalk to the main entrance.