The drafting and use of activities to promote emergency action plans in sports

Abstract

The aim of this study was to introduce the drafting and use of emergency action plans (EAPs) that we have been implementing in sports in order to carry out emergency response procedures, and to clarify the need for the involvement of athletic trainers (ATs) in the drafting, use, and promotion of EAPs in sports. In the preparation of a safer emergency system for sports, ATs who can carry out emergency response procedures play a primary role in creating EAPs. Using their past examples may offer benefits above simply drafting EAPs by also helping to raise awareness of the importance of the use and spread of EAPs.