What medical cover and equipment must be in place before a school or club match?

Q: What medical cover and equipment must be in place before a school or club match?

BokSmart's Safety in the Playing Environment document sets "Green" minimum standards for normal school, club and community matches, including sevens at those levels: Personnel One or two people trained in emergency field-side care (a trained first aider or paramedic) per match or field in use. All coaches and referees must be BokSmart certified. Any on-site emergency medical services must be able to take a life-threatening head or neck injury to hospital without delay, and should run a spinal motion restriction drill before the games start. Sideline equipment Spinal board and harness Cervical collars and head blocks BokSmart Concussion Guide SCAT tool and first aid bag (not required in certain under-resourced communities) Emergency action plan The home team management prepares the plan and presents it to the referee before the match. The referee confirms that the safety requirements and emergency plan are in place before allowing the match to start. Ideally, the plan should give access to a spinal unit within 4 hours, and to other advanced trauma care within an hour. Interprovincial matches, SARU youth weeks, the Varsity Cup and schoolboy festivals need the stricter "Gold" standard.

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BokSmart's Safety in the Playing Environment document sets "Green" minimum standards for normal school, club and community matches, including sevens at those levels:

Personnel

One or two people trained in emergency field-side care (a trained first aider or paramedic) per match or field in use.
All coaches and referees must be BokSmart certified.
Any on-site emergency medical services must be able to take a life-threatening head or neck injury to hospital without delay, and should run a spinal motion restriction drill before the games start.

Sideline equipment

Spinal board and harness
Cervical collars and head blocks
BokSmart Concussion Guide
SCAT tool and first aid bag (not required in certain under-resourced communities)

Emergency action plan

The home team management prepares the plan and presents it to the referee before the match.
The referee confirms that the safety requirements and emergency plan are in place before allowing the match to start.
Ideally, the plan should give access to a spinal unit within 4 hours, and to other advanced trauma care within an hour.

Interprovincial matches, SARU youth weeks, the Varsity Cup and schoolboy festivals need the stricter "Gold" standard.