The importance of planning a team of professional rescuers for your sports tournament this summer
Le 2023-04-27
Planning on hosting a sports tournament this summer? Think now about planning a team of professional rescuers to cover the event in order to offer emergency care adapted to participants or spectators in the event of an accident.
Sports activities expose participants to the risk of more or less serious injuries ranging from a simple sprain to a fracture and even an asthma attack or respiratory distress. For their part, spectators are also not immune to incidents such as fainting or other discomfort.
A team of professional first aiders is responsible for administering emergency care to sick or injured people so that they can quickly resume their activity or while waiting for their transfer to a hospital. In the latter case, the rapid intervention of professionals increases the patient’s chances of survival and reduces the risk of serious sequelae. These are the reasons why it is important to plan a team of professional rescuers for a sports tournament.
In Quebec, medical coverage for a sports tournament must be provided by a team of qualified and authorized professionals, who have the skills required to assess the condition of a sick or injured person and administer the appropriate care as quickly as possible. time limit. Also, they must have at hand all the care materials and drugs necessary for an emergency intervention and master their handling perfectly.
At Impact Santé+, we provide you with a team of professional first aiders, including 62 first responders. These specialists will meet the needs of our customers depending on the situation. These include paramedics, emergency physicians, nurses and doctors, and sports therapists.
Thanks to their training, these professionals have acquired the necessary skills to act quickly and effectively in the event of an emergency, no matter how serious the situation, so that sick or injured people can receive appropriate care in time. To do this, they apply protocols validated by an experienced emergency physician.
Any client who uses our first aid services is first of all put in contact with a project manager whose role is to study his file in order to assess the risks associated with the sporting event. After a rigorous analysis of his case, our expert then presents him with the possible medical coverage offers, depending on his situation and his budget. Note that we offer turnkey and à la carte solutions, according to the needs of each organizer.
It is the responsibility of the organizer of a sports tournament to take the necessary measures to guarantee rapid medical intervention in the event of an accident during the event, whether on the side of the participants or the spectators.
We invite you to contact us for additional information on the medical coverage offers we offer. We remind you that all the professionals who make up our first aid teams have been trained by the Canadian Red Cross. Visit our website to learn more!
