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Medical Emergency Action Plans - Assessment of Your Environment

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Is there a Medical Emergency Action Plan in place at your training and match grounds? Is there an MEAP when you are at unfamiliar venues - away grounds / sports/community centres etc.? Do you always know the address of the venue you are at? Is a phone always immediately available for contacting the Emergency Medical Services? Is there an appropriately trained/competent first aider at the pitch side whenever activity is taking place? Is there anyone to help the first aider? Is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) immediately accessible? Is there an appropriately stocked first aid kit which is ac cessible at all times? Do any of your players have a pre - existing medical condi tion? Do your players complete a Medical Declaration Form? Have the players always got immediate access to their medication? Do you know where the nearest hospital is with an Emer

gency Department /Neurology/Chest Unit? Is there vehicle access to your playing areas?

Is there a list of contact details for the players ’ parents/ guardians/NOK? Do your players complete a Medical Consent Form?

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