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13 th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference Dr Dheeshana Sayakkarage Dr Mohamed Badawy Amateur sporting clubs may not have access to specialist medical staff Management of on field emergencies falls to usually non

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Dr Dheeshana Sayakkarage Dr Mohamed Badawy

13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference

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Amateur sporting clubs may not have access to specialist medical staff

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Management of on field emergencies falls to usually non medical volunteers

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SMA endorses a variety of assessment tools - DRSABCD, STOP, TOTAPS- to assess return to play after injury

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Currently there is a dearth of literature regarding on field emergency management in amateur sporting clubs

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A proposal for a method where non medical personnel could triage and assess on field emergencies without the need for a diagnosis

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For the method to grounded in basic trauma/resuscitation protocols

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Use a pilot study to assess the potential effects of this method in the setting of an amateur university soccer club

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HEAD INJURY COLLAPSE BLEEDING TRAUMA RESPIRATORY

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http://www.njmonline.nl/article_ft.php?a=1828&d=1213&i=2 04

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hour length presentation to the coaching and administrative staff at an amateur university soccer club

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initial presentation as a concept, then reiteration after presenting five different clinical issues: head injury, collapse. bleeding, trauma, breathing difficulties

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management based on triage, not diagnosis

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post presentation simulation and survey conducted

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participants were surveyed and asked to rank their confidence in dealing with head injury, bleeding, collapse, trauma, breathing problems and team-work in emergency situations

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asked to rank their confidence on a Likert scale of 1-5

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surveyed prior and post the presentation taking place

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A Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test was used to detect statistical significance in the confidence of participants pre and post the emergency preparedness “talk test” presentation.

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Total number of participants: 7

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Participant characteristics

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Statistically significant improvement in self-reported confidence post presentation in all categories apart from bleeding and teamwork.

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Audience feedback :

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Engaging content due to its practicality

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Traffic light comparison was well appreciated

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Audience felt empowered

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Communication and repeated assessments are key

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Limitations

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Small sample size

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No follow up to measure knowledge retention

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The “Talk Test” has potential to be used to teach non medical volunteers how to triage on field emergencies

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However needs validation in larger studies

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