Ncaa sports medicine handbook lightning safety

Objective: To present recommendations for the education, prevention, and management of lightning injuries for those involved in athletics or recreation. Background: Lightning is the most common severe-storm activity encountered annually in the United NAIA Championship Medical Handbook; NATA Health Issues: Resources; NATA Resources to help advance college/university ATs; NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook; NAIA ATA Meeting Minutes; NAIA ATA Newsletter; NAIA Health and Safety Best Practices; Speaker Series for Coaches & Admin; NAIA INSURANCE PROGRAMS; 2021-22 NAIA Catastrophic Plan Prompt, aggressive CPR has been highly effective for the survival of victims of lightning strikes. Victims should be assessed and treated for apnea, asystole, hypothermia, shock, fractures and burns. Refer to the Safe Structures table. References NCAA Guideline 1D: Lightning Safety. NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook (2004). Recommended Lightning Safety Strategies The following should be considered when developing a strategy: 1. Multiple means of monitoring weather are encouraged for large athletic events. A longer time to clear the venue should be anticipated due to congestion. 2. Avoid being near the highest point of a particular venue. 3. Per the NCAA Lightning Safety Guideline (June 2014), the Capital University athletic training staff will monitor weather conditions prior to and during all outdoor team activities to help prevent lightning injury and fatality. (NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, 2014-2015). In absence of a safe shelter, any vehicle with a hard metal roof with NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook Lightning Safety Guideline (PDF file) 4.14: A Lightning Safety Mandate For The Game Of Golf: 4.15: US Golf Association Lightning Warning Information National Lightning Safety Institute (NLSI) 12/28/17 : 5.3.10 Concerns of corrosive effects with respect to lightning protection systems - Aidin Ghavamian, 2014-15 NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook: Lightning Safety. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Drop, Cover, and Hold On Poster (Tagalog Version) Lightning Safety and Outdoor Sports Activities Web Page. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Weather Service. Talking With Children About Tsunamis. PREFACE 2 The health and safety principle of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's constitution provides that it is the responsibility of each member institution to pro Sports Medicine Handbook National Federation of State High School Association. Guidelines for Lightning Safety Bennett B.A. A model for lightning safety policy for athletics. J. Athl. Train. 1997, 32: 251-253 NCAA Guideline 1d - Lightning Safety In: Halpin, T, Dick, R, eds. NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, Indianapolis, In:NCAA; 1999. NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports creates a Sports Medicine Handbook. The committee has agreed to formulate guidelines for sports med - icine care and protection of student-athletes' health and safety for topics relevant to intercollegiate athletics, applicable to a large population of stu- Please view the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook as a tool to help your institution develop its sports med- icine administrative policies. Such poli- cies should reflect a commitment to protecting your student-athletes' health and well-being as well as an awareness of the guidelines set forth in this hand- book. 3 2009-10 Sports Medicine Guidelines Uni