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Post by hchscoachtom on Jun 6, 2007 5:39:44 GMT -6
Just read the scary moment thread. Scares me to death to have such incidents occur, especially since I don't have any training in first aid, except what I learned in Boy Scouts 30 some years ago. I makes wonder, what sort of first aid training should a coaching staff have? What does your school do? What first aid training does your coaching staff have?
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Post by wingtol on Jun 6, 2007 6:31:03 GMT -6
We have a trainer at all of our practices and games. Still it is nice to have a basic understading of first aid and CPR just to be safe.
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 6, 2007 9:04:05 GMT -6
In my school district it is mandatory to be CPR/First Aid certified if you are a coach, even a volunteer coach
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Post by fort on Jun 6, 2007 9:05:46 GMT -6
This is something I want to get done this summer. It's not required here, but since we don't have a trainer on hand, it'd be nice to know some basics.
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Post by tothehouse on Jun 6, 2007 10:58:16 GMT -6
I am currently recertifying (today actually). The American Heart Association is the way to go. They trimmed their standards down and it makes it way more simple for people to learn CPR. No more pulse check. Get certified with an AED as well. Class, for me, is over two days, but only a total of 4 hours.
Time well spent. And at our place, you don't coach without being certified.
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Post by jhanawa on Jun 6, 2007 11:00:17 GMT -6
One related thought, might want to review and post your emergency procedures for staff, who calls fire department, who is at the gate to guide in ambulance, who calls parents, who stays with team, etc, etc...
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Post by briangilbert on Jun 6, 2007 11:43:57 GMT -6
I'm shocked that it's NOT mandatory everywhere to have first-aid training.
I'd hope everyone has a trainer, but man with the way the litigation process is nowadays, I'd go get my training.
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Post by Yash on Jun 6, 2007 13:06:20 GMT -6
In alaska you have to take a test on first aid in order to gain certification to coach.
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Post by poweriguy on Jun 7, 2007 16:09:17 GMT -6
Our school nurse was a certified instructor of CPR/First Aid though the Red Cross. So she gave all the coaches for 2 schools, classes in CPR and First Aid.
The CPR cert is good year to year, and the First Aid is good for 3 years. But since we did CPR every year, we just did the First Aid too. Good refresher for the season.
Contact your local Red Cross for First Aid/CPR classes. Well worth it.
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Post by utchuckd on Jun 7, 2007 18:36:53 GMT -6
We have CPR classes and AED classes every so often at the school. When you sign up to coach here you have to go to a 2 day course run by the state association which one day of it is first aid.
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Post by coachcoyote on Jun 7, 2007 22:41:12 GMT -6
I've worked in areas that required all coaches to be cpr/first aid certified. Others have required only the PAID coaches, not volunteers, are required to be certified.
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