Rotherham Phoenix Medical Emergency Action Plan
Chain of Command Procedure.
RPUFC is required to report all “Reportable Injury Events” to the RFU. Such events are defined as:
• An injury which results in the player being admitted to a hospital (this does not include those that attend an Accident or Emergency Department and are allowed home from there); or
• Deaths which occur during or within six hours of a game finishing.
• Injuries in which artificial grass pitches or equipment such as sports goggles are involved.
In the event of an injury which fulfils one of the above definitions, after providing immediate first aid and arranging transport by ambulance to hospital, the following protocol must be followed:
1.The Team Administrator or Head Coach must notify the club as soon as the seriousness of the player’s condition is confirmed and certainly within 48 hours of the game or training session by:
• emailing Karen Kirby Safeguarding Officer to report the incident karenkirby1963@aol.com
• calling or emailing our RugbySafe Lead Debbie Thompson Debbie.roth.phoenix@gmail.com - if under the age of 18 and Safeguarding officer as above.
2. A club representative (RugbySafe Lead, Safeguarding Officer, or Board Member) will phone the RFU Injury Reporting Helpline 0800 298 0102 or email SportsInjuriesAdmin@rfu.com
3. In the event of a potentially catastrophic injury or fatality, the RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF) will be notified and will get in touch with the club and/or player (or their family) to confirm the injury and any immediate welfare needs.
4. The Team Administrator or Head Coach reporting the incident to the club must complete a RugbySafe accident/incident report form and send it to: karenkirby1963@aol.com
5. RPUFC will notify our insurers.
6. The Team Administrator or Head Coach for the age grade must record any witness statements. Where a potential insurance or personal injury claim may arise, clubs are required to retain these on file. Such statements must confine themselves to the facts and not include opinion, hearsay or apportion or infer blame. They must be signed and dated by the person making them.
Rotherham Phoenix Medical Emergency Action Plan
Chain of Command Procedure.
RPUFC is required to report all “Reportable Injury Events” to the RFU. Such events are defined as:
• An injury which results in the player being admitted to a hospital (this does not include those that attend an Accident or Emergency Department and are allowed home from there); or
• Deaths which occur during or within six hours of a game finishing.
• Injuries in which artificial grass pitches or equipment such as sports goggles are involved.
In the event of an injury which fulfils one of the above definitions, after providing immediate first aid and arranging transport by ambulance to hospital, the following protocol must be followed:
1.The Team Administrator or Head Coach must notify the club as soon as the seriousness of the player’s condition is confirmed and certainly within 48 hours of the game or training session by:
• emailing Karen Kirby Safeguarding Officer to report the incident karenkirby1963@aol.com
• calling or emailing our RugbySafe Lead Debbie Thompson Debbie.roth.phoenix@gmail.com - if under the age of 18 and Safeguarding officer as above.
2. A club representative (RugbySafe Lead, Safeguarding Officer, or Board Member) will phone the RFU Injury Reporting Helpline 0800 298 0102 or email SportsInjuriesAdmin@rfu.com
3. In the event of a potentially catastrophic injury or fatality, the RFU Injured Players Foundation (IPF) will be notified and will get in touch with the club and/or player (or their family) to confirm the injury and any immediate welfare needs.
4. The Team Administrator or Head Coach reporting the incident to the club must complete a RugbySafe accident/incident report form and send it to: karenkirby1963@aol.com
5. RPUFC will notify our insurers.
6. The Team Administrator or Head Coach for the age grade must record any witness statements. Where a potential insurance or personal injury claim may arise, clubs are required to retain these on file. Such statements must confine themselves to the facts and not include opinion, hearsay or apportion or infer blame. They must be signed and dated by the person making them.
