Team Safety Reps
There are three main roles for emergency situations on a hockey team, those are:
1 - Coach or Trainer with Safety Certification (course can be found here )
2 - Call Person
3 - Control Person
These reps should be people who are able to attend all games.
Responsibilities for each role
Coach with Safety Certification
- Complete the Safety course from Hockey Canada
- Create Emergency Action Plan for team
- Identify Parents that have First Aid training that can be of assistance
- Collect Medical History of each player
- Record injuries, report injury logs to BMHA
- Recognize and report safety issues at arenas
- Check player equipment for defects and proper fitment
- Implement return to play protocols
- Attend to injuries using Emergency Action Plan (Charge Person)
Call Person (should be in attendance at all functions but not on the bench)
- Test phone in the facility prior to event - find alternate phones in facility if necessary
- Aware of address of facility
- Phones 911 if required
- Arrives at injured player and gives additional information to 911
Control Person
- Be aware of location of AED and first aid kit or any other emergency equipment at facility
- Retrieve AED or first aid kit if needed
- Direct crowd and participants if needed to clear the area
- Seek medical/first aid personnel in the arena if emergency help required before paramedics can arrive
- Make sure path to injured player is clear and accessible
- Meet ambulance at the arena entrance and direct EMS to injured player
