Leighton Tennis Stadium

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL

1. Certified athletic trainer on site for all matches and on-call for all practices.

2. Team physician on-call for matches and practices.

3. Additional sports medicine staff accessible from Reynolds Gymnasium Athletic Training Room, main campus Wake Forest University.

4. Other personnel may also include student athletic trainers, coaches, managers, emergency medical technicians, and possibly, bystanders.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

1. A fixed telephone line is located in the indoor tennis center.

2. Cellular phones may also be used by emergency personnel, coaches or players if available.

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

Supplies on the court:

1. First-aid kit.

2. Additional emergency equipment (including splint bag, crutches and spine board) maintained in the Indoor Tennis Center Athletic Training Room.

ROLE OF FIRST RESPONDERS

1. Immediate care for the injured or ill student-athlete.

2. Emergency equipment retrieval.

3. Activate emergency medical system (EMS); Call 9-1-1

  • A. Provide name, address, phone number.
  • B. Number of individuals injured.
  • C. Condition of the injured.
  • D. Care being given to the injured.
  • E. Specific directions.
  • F. Other information as requested.

4. Direct EMS to the scene.

  • A. Open appropriate gates.
  • B. Designate individual to meet EMS and direct them to the scene.
  • C. Scene control: limit scene to first-aid providers and move bystanders away from area.

LOCATION

The James Leighton Outdoor Tennis Stadium is located adjacent to the Indoor Tennis Center and BB&T Football Stadium at 32nd and Shorefair Drive in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Emergency Medical System 9-1-1

Baptist Hospital 713-9000

Campus Police 758-5591

Student Health Services 758-5218

WFU Sports Medicine 758-5620

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