Sports Medicine - Facility Emergence Action Plan - Stanford Stadium

Emergency Personnel:

Coaching staff, Staff Athletic Trainers, and Team Physicians are present at football competitions. A stand-by ambulance is present for all football competitions. Coaching staff and Staff Athletic Trainers are present at all football practices.

Emergency Communication:

Fixed telephone lines are located in the home team Athletic Training Room on the South end of the stadium and in the press box on the West side of the stadium. Cellular telephones may or may not work on the field.

Emergency Equipment:

AED, airway management supplies, First Aid supplies, spine board, crutches, and vacuum splints are available on the field during competition.

In the event of an emergency:

     1. Provide immediate care of the injured student-athlete or staff member.

     2. Activate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) using

               a. Fixed Telephone Line: Dial 9-911.

               b. Cellular Telephone: Dial 911.

Instruct EMS personnel to "Report to the field inside Stanford Stadium using the Varsity Lot entrance. We have an injured student-athlete/ staff member in need of emergency medical treatment. We are located on the field. A member of the Sports Medicine Team will be waiting for you at Gate #1."

3. Notify Stanford Sports Medicine Staff at Arrillaga Family Sports Center Athletic Training Room by calling (650) 723-1214.
4. Retrieve necessary emergency equipment.     5. Direct EMS to the scene.                a. Open appropriate gates/doors.                b. Designate individual to "flag down" EMS and direct them to the scene.                                                  c. Control the scene - Limit the scene to first responders. Remove bystanders.

Certified Athletic Trainer:

Steve Bartlinski, Brian Gallagher

Venue Directions:

From Galvez Street, turn onto Nelson Road. Follow Nelson Road as it veers to the Left. Standord Stadium and Foster Field is on the Left. A field access point is located at Gate #1, which is the designated Fire Department Access Gate. The field can be reached by going down the ramp. Locker rooms are located at the base of the ramp.