FIRST AID
“IT IS
IMPORTANT TO CLEARLY DOCUMENT WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH
ELEMENT OF YOUR EVENT FIRST AID
PROVISION.”
assessments and planning first aid provision carefully with your chosen provider you should have a minimal impact on the local NHS services.
WHAT FACILITIES DO I NEED? The size of your event will affect the facilities you need to provide as will the types of activities taking place, and the number of people attending. The effects of weather conditions should be taken into account. For example, is there a risk of high temperatures and therefore cases of heatstroke? Festivals, music events and even some small-scale events will need to make special consideration of drug and alcohol-related issues. Even the smallest of events may need to cope with medical emergencies and the range of medical complaints that people on site could present is vast.
Your first aid provider will be experienced in assessing the facilities you need to provide such as first aid points, treatment areas, ambulances and maybe a GP, pharmacy and mental health facilities for festival sites. Think carefully about the location and visibility of your first aid facilities and where
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to place clear signage. Your provider will also judge the number of medical staff you might need, such as doctors, nurses, paramedics and first aiders. Your event infrastructure must be able to support your first aid provision and you should have plans in place for procedures should you lose power or water to your site to ensure you can still provide essential medical services.
VEHICLE MOVEMENT ON SITE Your event should have a traffic management plan which avoids the crossover of vehicle and pedestrian routes on your event site. You should plan emergency vehicle access and routes in advance by thinking through a range of scenarios. This may highlight the need for designated emergency vehicle routes or at the very least an emergency vehicle access plan which all stewards are made aware of. You may also need to plan a designated landing site for an air ambulance.
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT RIDDOR? Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
2013 requires the event organiser to report to the HSE accidents resulting in death or specified injuries, non- fatal accidents requiring hospital treatment, dangerous occurrences and reportable diseases. Full guidance on what you are required to report and how to do so is provided by the HSE.
MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE... The HSE and The Purple Guide provide detailed information for event organisers. If you are responsible for organising an event then you may already be using an event safety management tool or programme which contains information about first aid provision or alternatively you could use a health and safety consultant. Part of your planning process should be to discuss your plans with the local authority Safety Advisory Group which will include representatives from the local emergency services who will advise you of any concerns with your plans for first aid and medical provision.
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