This course has evolved from the very successful sports injuries course, which has been delivered since 2004, which was continually updated to ensure compliance with current practice.. It provides a high level of training to those required to provide pre-hospital emergency care to those involved in sport such as rugby and football. Those attending his course are trained by state registered paramedics, learning and applying skills including "Cervical Spine Immobilisation", application of cervical collars, use of spinal boards, frac immobilisers etc.
This course has been designed to ensure that player safety is of the highest standard as it ensures pitch side medical staff are able to safely apply the skills required to immobilise and remove players to safety as well as ensuring that they are able to deliver resuscitation, understand the requirements of Hydration etc.
Currently this course will only be offered to individuals at our South Wales Training Venue. However, organisations can book complete courses at their location.
REMEMBER!
Sports players are regarded as employees. therefor sports organisations have a duty of care towards their employees and have legal duties towards their employees.
Employers’ legal duties The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with less than five employees and to the self-employed |
Ignorance of the Legislation is no excuse
The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) has been in place for over 36 years, and the Health & Safety First Aid Regulations (1981) has been in place for over 30 years. Therefore, pleading ignorance of the legislation in a court of law would not be acceptable.
Assessing First Aid and Medical Requirements
The Heal;th & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 place a duty on employers to undertake an assessment of first aid needs.
Assessment of first-aid needsEmployers are required to carry out an assessment of first-aid needs. This involves consideration of workplace hazards and risks, the size of the organisation and other relevant factors, to determine what first-aid equipment, facilities and personnel should be provided. |
For organisations such as rugby clubs where during a game there would be a probability of spinal injury due to scrummage collapses, fractures due to contact in tackles etc, then the assessment of first aid needs should take this into consideration.
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and people so your employees can be given immediate help if they are injured or taken ill at work. What is ‘adequate and appropriate’ will depend on the circumstances in your workplace and you should assess what your first-aid needs are |
With todays litigeous society, rugby clubs and other sporting organisations should be protecting themselfs by ensuring people are trained and that they have the equipment to deal with injuries on the field together with the means of removing an injured player from the field of play and into the changing rooms to protect them from the cold.
It is important to remember that accidents and illness can happen at any time. First-aid provision needs to be available at all times people are at work. |
First aid provision has to be provided at both competitive matches as well as training sessions. There is no getting away from this. The sports organisation is responsible and the club committee has a duty of care towards their employees.
| You have to inform your employees of the first-aid arrangements. Putting up notices telling staff who and where the first-aiders |
The above information in the text boxes has been taken from the HSE website.
Who delivers the Training?
State Registered Paramedics together with experienced training support staff who have a proven track record in pre-hospital care together with experience of working with both rugby union and rugby league clubs at junior and senior level from club rugby, premiership rugby, and international rugby.
Course Duration
The course is completed over a 3 day period
What will i receive?
Sports Injuries Course Booklet
Successful candidates will receive
IHCD First Person on Scene certificate, valid for 3 years and endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Training Agency Sports Injuries Certificate Valid for 3 years
HSE Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate valid for 3 years.
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Training Agency - Sew on Sports Injury Badge for training top
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Training Agency - Sew on Pitch-Side Medical Staff Badge for training top
Learn what to do even when the lights fail.
Who should attend the course:
Coaches
Team Managers
Team Physiotherapists
Members of the committee
First Aid personnel
First Aid Stewards
Safety Stewards
Security Staff
Sporting Injuries can be life threatening or life changing
Ask Yourself:-
- Are the people trained in up-to-date trauma management?
- Are they confident to intervene when a life threatening condition occurs
REMEMBER
Injuries occur in Senior as well as Junior Sport at Premiership or Club Level
Course Objectives
Candidates should be able to:
- Identify the difference between a serious and non serious injury
- Demonstrate the correct treatment of an injured competitor
- Identify the need for further medical treatment
- Airway management in the unconscious casualty
- Successfully apply correct resuscitation techniques
- Identify and manage a suspected spinal injury
- Identify and Treat Asthma
The course covers important issues such as:
- Correct use Cervical Collars, Long Spinal Boards, Frac-Immobilisers.
- How to Move & Handle injured competitors safely
- Drugs in Sport
- Health & Safety issues
- Record Keeping
- Hygiene in Sports First Aid
- Hydration
- Head & Neck Injuries
- Resuscitation
- Automated External Defibrillation
The Sports Injury Course is aimed at anyone with or without first aid or medical training, who are responsible for dealing with sporting injuries prior to medical treatment. The course is designed to ensure each participant understands the requirement to undertake a systematic approach to the assessment of injured competitors, enabling rapid identification of life threatening conditions together with the immediate treatment of non-serious emergencies.
This course is therefore ideal for anyone who deals with either amateur or professional sporting events
Course Cost
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We are able to accommodate additional candidates with prior arrangement.
How to book a Place on a Course
If you would like to attend this course, please submit your details via e-mail. We shall acknowledge receipt of your request and place you on a standby reserve list.
When we have sufficient numbers interested in training, we will contact you and offer you a place on a course.
Contact us to book a place or places on a course list or to be placed on a reserve list.
faw@phecta.com
Please note, prices quoted are for candidates attending our training venue in south wales.
Where training is undertaken at the clients venue, additional charges may apply. Contact us for a quote.