SAHS Athletics Resources: Medical Emergency Policy

If a student-athlete is injured during a sporting event and the injury requires the student-athlete to be transported to a hospital the following procedure will be followed:

1. If the parent of the injured student-athlete is at the event he or she may accompany the injured student-athlete to the hospital or the parent can take their child to the hospital.

2. If the parents of the injured student-athlete are not present the Athletic Trainer or medical person on duty NEEDS to call 911 in order to have that student-athlete transported. One of the coaches will accompany the student- athlete to the hospital. The parents or emergency contact listed on the NovaCare form will be contacted to inform them about the situation and that their student-athlete is in route to the hospital.

3. Another parent CANNOT take the student-athlete to the hospital, regardless if they are a nurse, doctor or friend of the family. They may accompany the injured student-athlete in the ambulance. However, they MAY NOT take the injured athlete off the playing surface unless it is in an ambulance. If another person takes the student-athlete to the hospital they are assuming responsibility.