• Emergency Action Plan 

    What is an emergency?

    An emergency is the need for Emergency Medical Services to give further medical attention and/or transport an athlete to the hospital. It is important in these situations that coordination between the certified athletic trainer, coaches, administrative faculty/staff, and student aides be effective. This section is intended to delineate roles and outline the protocol to be followed should an emergency occur.

    Emergency Action Plan: We CAN NOT always prevent an emergency from occurring, but we have an emergency action plan in place that is reviewed and practiced ensuring everyone is on the same page just incase an emergency happens. It is very important if an emergency occurs that ONLY personnel trained in the emergency action plan responds. This will help reduce confusion and it will help the injured athlete receive the most efficient care necessary ASAP.

    Life-Threatening Situations:

    • Athlete has a neck or head injury
    • Athlete is NOT conscious
    • Athlete has an open fracture
    • Athlete is experiencing extreme blood loss due to an injury
    • Athlete is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest 
    • Athletes is NOT breathing
    • Athlete is experiencing exertional heat stroke
    • Athlete is experiencing exertional sickling 
    • Athlete is experiencing an asthma attack
    • Athlete is experiencing an allergic reaction

    Emergency Transportation Unit:

    At Riverside High School, our athletic department has an ambulance service (Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department) contracted for every HOME football event. In case of an emergency and/or transport JFRD will most likely take the athlete to St. Vincent's Riverside because it is the closest hospital to our school. If the athlete's injury is severe enough they will be transported to UF Health Jacksonville or Wolfson's Childrens Hospital which are LEVEL-ONE trauma centers. (Note: Wolfson's Pediatric Trauma Status is provisional and may change)

    In case of an emergency and/or transport at any HOME sporting events that are NOT football the certified athletic trainer or one of the coaches will call 911 and the Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department will respond to the emergency. A member of the emergency personnel may provide transportation if the parent(s)/guardian(s) are NOT available. If more than one coach is at this sporting event when an athlete needs to be transported to the emergency room and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are NOT there, then it is required that one coach or an administrative faculty/staff member rides with the athlete.

    Students and/or Students Aids may NOT transport athletes.

    In case of an emergency and/or transport at every AWAY football event ambulance services are provided on the sidelines. The certified athletic trainer will signal for Emergency Medical Services. If NOT present, then the certified athletic trainer or one of the coaches will call 911 and an ambulance service will respond to the emergency. Again, a member of the emergency personnel may provide transportation if the parent(s)/guardian(s) are NOT available. If more than one coach is at this sporting event when an athlete needs to be transported to the emergency room and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are NOT there, then it is required that one coach or an administrative faculty/staff member rides with the athlete. 

    For other AWAY sporting events if the certified athletic trainer is NOT present with the team, then the certified athletic trainer of the home school or a coach will call 911 and Emergency Medical Services will respond to the emergency. A member of the emergency personnel may provide transportation if the parent(s)/guardian(s) are NOT available. If more than one coach is at this sporting event when an athlete needs to be transported to the emergency room and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are NOT there, then it is required that one coach or an administrative faculty/staff member rides with the athlete. 

    Students and/or Student Aides may NOT transport athletes.

     

    Pediatric Centers

    Orange Park Medical Center

    2001 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park, FL 32073

    904-639-8500

    Wolfson Children's Hospital

    800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207

    904-202-8000

    Nemours Children's Specialty Care

    807 Childrens Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207

    904-697-3600
     
    Trauma Centers                                                     

    UF Health Jacksonville

    655 8th St W, Jacksonville, FL 32209

    904-244-0411

    Hospital

    Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville

    800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207 

    904-202-2000