Sport Sciences

Your Club's First Aid Room & First Aid Box

Suggestions for a Well-Equipped First Aid Room

*Must be easily accessible to ice surfaces

1. Treatment table & light
2. Chairs x 2
3. Sink with hot and cold running water
4. Soap dispenser (antibacterial)
5. Paper towel dispenser (no touch)
6. Cupboard storage space with counter
7. Electrical outlets
8. Good lighting
9. Adjacent washroom with own sink, etc.
10. Phone service
11. Message board
12. Garbage pail and bags
13. Neck braces of various sizes
14. Towels rolled for head supports
15. Sheets, pillow cases, blankets
16. Towels and face cloths
17. Treatment gloves
18. Sterile gloves
19. Sharps dispenser
20. Slings (torn sheets)
21. Pressure dressings (ABDs)
22. 4x4’s
23. Skin and wound cleanser (peroxide)
24. Assorted bandages and tapes
25. Steri strips
26. Cling wrap
27. Scissors
28. Hand sanitizer
29. Ambu bag
30. Air ways
31. Eye wash station
32. Cooler for snow
33. Baggies for ice packs
34. Brown bags for hyperventilators
35. Juice boxes for insulin reactions
36. Antibacterial clean up cloths
37. Injury reports (club and/or arena)

* A good suggestion would be to ask for donations from local pharmacies, doctors' offices or hospitals.

Suggestions for a Club First Aid Box

1. Treatment gloves
2. Hand sanitizer
3. Pressure dressings
4. Assorted bandaids
5. Slings
6. Peri pads
7. Kleenex
8. Juice boxes for insulin reactions
9. Non sensitive tape
10. 4x4 dressings
11. Skin cleanser (peroxide)
12. Antibacterial cream or ointment
13. Baggies for ice packs or garbage
14. Brown bags to be used for skaters hyperventilating

Notes

• First aid box should be at ice level for all sessions including carnival, test day & off ice.
• Club injury reports should be filled out for all injuries or incidents requiring treatment.
• Have a list of emergency numbers for your community (include such things as any on call services, after hours clinics, pharmacies and their hours).
• Skaters' medical information should be readily available to coaches at all sessions, including carnival, test day and off ice – suggest in coaches room or file box with first aid at ice level - not locked in an office somewhere. This information should travel with the coach to other arenas if more than one arena is used.
• Know the location of the club or arena eye wash station.
• Medical/first aid convenor to establish a routine for checking and refreshing the first aid box and for summarizing incidents for Skate Canada - Western Ontario. (See the To-Do List for Clubs for recommended dates.)

Let’s be proactive in the care of our skaters and our own liability!

Hyperventilators - Controlling Hyperventilation

Some skaters can become highly stressed during their performance, or winded while skating; they can panic and hyperventilate (start gasping for air). This could lead to fainting. In order to control this hypentilation, cup a paper bag over the skater's mouth and nose, and have the skater breathe into the bag. The bag acts like a re-breather mask.

As of February 2006

Sport science resources for WO Coaches, Skaters & Clubs as developed by the Skate Canada - Western Ontario Sport Sciences Committee