Table 3.
Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and Components Adoption
| Yes, My School _____ |
Athletic Trainers' Responses |
|
| % (n) |
95% Confidence Interval |
|
| Has a written EAP for managing serious and/or potentially life-threatening sport-related injuries. | 89.1 (1014/1138) | 87.3, 90.9 |
| Develops and coordinates the EAP with local emergency medical services, school public safety officials, onsite medical personnel or school medical staff, and school administrators. | 76.7 (790/1030) | 74.1, 79.3 |
| Distributes and reviews the EAP to all relevant athletics staff members annually. | 78.4 (808/1031) | 75.9, 80.9 |
| Rehearses the EAP annually with athletic trainers, athletic director, coaches, and other pertinent medical personnel. | 53.3 (549/1030) | 50.3, 56.3 |
| Updates the EAP annually by all relevant athletics staff members. | 78.3 (806/1029) | 75.8, 80.8 |
| Identifies the personnel and their responsibilities to carry out the plan of action with a designated chain of command. | 88.2 (909/1031) | 86.2, 90.1 |
| Identifies the location of on-site emergency equipment. | 90.2 (924/1024) | 88.4, 92.1 |
| Lists contact information for emergency medical services and other key personnel, as well as the facility address and location on the EAP. | 88.8 (909/1024) | 86.8, 90.7 |
| Provides recommendations for documentation that should be taken after a catastrophic injury. | 59.7 (610/1021) | 56.7, 62.8 |
| Includes information for health care professionals providing medical coverage included in the review and rehearsal of the plan. | 70.8 (726/1026) | 68.0, 73.5 |
| Has a venue-specific EAP. | 87.4 (890/1018) | 84.5, 89.4 |
| Posts the EAP at every venue. | 42.9 (434/1012) | 39.8, 45.9 |