JUVENTUS SOCCER SCHOOLS JSS International Academy
MEDICAL AREA PROTOCOL FOR CODE RED INJURIES In the event of a Code Red injury (fractures or exposed fracture- dislocations; respiratory or cardio-respiratory arrest; anaphylactic shock from insect bite; allergic reaction with respiratory crisis; head trauma with loss of consciousness; epileptic crisis without resolution)
1- CALL 118 FOR ASSISTANCE 2- Assess vital functions and perform CPR if necessary (the CPR manoeuvres must be performed by the designated person in charge or by another person trained to perform these manoeuvres) 3- Do not attempt to perform medical procedures (resetting fractures or dislocations, administering bronchodilators or other drugs‌) 4- Once the ambulance has arrived, telephone the parents and explain which hospital their child has been taken to. 4- Telephone the Chief Medical Officer as soon as possible, providing him with the telephone number of the parents and the name of the hospital the player has been taken to (if that information is known). 5- Inform the Director of the Academy of the injury. 6- Call the injured child's family the next day. 7- The initial injury form is compiled by the person designated to do so. 8- The medical documentation needed for compiling the final injury form is collected. 9- When the player resumes the soccer activity, the final injury form is compiled by the person designated to do so. 10- The designated person files away the injury report (initial and final injury forms) together with a copy of all the medical records related to the injury. NB In the event of a Code RED injury, all the children present on the field must be made to leave and taken back to the locker rooms. If the injured child is not on the playing field, all the other children must in any case be taken far away from the place where the injured child is located.