In anemergency
Stay calm and make the area safe. If someone is seriously injured or unresponsive, call 999 first — then alert a club official.
Stay calm and make the area safe. If someone is seriously injured or unresponsive, call 999 first — then alert a club official.
Four steps,
in order
The same drill at every venue, for every coach, parent and volunteer.
- 01Stop play, make it safeStop the session. Keep other players back and don't move the casualty unless they're in danger.
- 02Call 999Give the venue name and postcode, and which gate the ambulance should use. Send someone to meet it.
- 03Send for the defibIf someone is unresponsive or not breathing normally, start CPR and send a runner for the nearest defibrillator.
- 04Tell a club officialOnce the casualty is in safe hands, call the Chair or Welfare Officer so the incident can be recorded.
Venue &
action plan
Pick the ground you’re at. Read the address out to the call handler, and open that venue’s Medical Emergency Action Plan (MEAP).
Club contacts
Once the emergency is dealt with, call either of these — whoever picks up first.
All club contacts →In cardiac arrest, early use of a defibrillator can save a life. You don’t need training — the machine talks you through it. The Defib Finder shows the closest public unit and its access code.
Open defib finder ↗Any suspected head injury means the player comes off and doesn’t return that day.