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• An emergency action plan is a life saver.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, XFL football league and various colleges, high schools and clinic settings. He is the go-to guy when it comes to preparing an emergency action plan for a sporting event. Abrams offers a website service for event coordinators to locate


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certifi ed and qualifi ed athletic trainers. His service is free, so it’s a win-win all the way around for the event coordinator organiz- ing an event or tournament. It’s a nationwide service so they can assist in locating athletic trainers for any and all sporting events. When it comes to sporting events, safety is a primary concern


for both participants and the spectators. It is a vital component and event planners must seek the expertise of people trained in safety, medical services and on-sight injury care. While ob- taining local information is important, such as fi nding near- by clinics and hospitals, it is necessary to have a qualifi ed individual(s) at an event to handle needs, be it a sprained ankle, minor cuts and bruises, or more serious injuries and illnesses. Athletic trainers are able to treat and di- agnose, as well as contact local emergency agencies when needed in a professional and qualifi ed manner and in some cases, save lives. The importance of having a well-established emergency action plan (EPA) cannot be stressed enough. An EPA would include the


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eith Abrams, MA, ATC, LAT, PES, CES has been a Cer- tifi ed Athletic Trainer for 18 years. Some of his past ex- periences include: working with the Atlanta Braves, the


steps involved in an emergency situation. This would include knowing ahead of time who’s calling 911, what fi eld entrance or location will the ambulance enter, who will direct the ambulance to the emergency scene, who is CPR certifi ed, where the AED (Automated External Defi brillator) is located and a host of other important factors regarding medical history and documentations. Event coordinators should take this information into consid-


eration when organizing a sporting event. Unfortunately, event coordinators sometimes fail to secure athletic trainers because of budget reasons. A certifi ed athletic trainer will receive a mini- mum of $25 - $30 per hour to work an event and a lot of event coordinators try and reduce cost by cutting out medical coverage. Athletic trainers are certifi ed and qualifi ed to handle any sports


related injuries. Their education includes anatomy, chemistry, physiology, nutrition, etc. They have a large knowledge base with experience in care, injury prevention, assessments and evalua- tions. Many individuals work with Physical Therapy and Physi- cian Assistants in clinical settings as well. Athletic trainers and personal trainers do not fall under the same umbrella. Athletic trainers are very different from a personal trainer, who you most likely would fi nd “working someone out”, rather than attending to injuries. The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) has been around since the 1950s and is a great resource for further information. All athletic trainers are nationally certifi ed by the Board of


Certifi cation for Athletic Trainers (www.bocatc.org). In addition, the majority of states also require that athletic trainers are licensed


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