Sport and Event Safety: emergency action plans, heat, concussion and injuries (education only)

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From first aid basics to a safety plan

In simple words

First aid is what one person does in the moment. Safety planning is what a team does before the moment, so nobody has to guess.

Before this course: First Aid and Emergency Basics (course 10.7). You should already know how to call 911, check a scene, and the basic ideas of CPR, AED, choking and bleeding. This course does not repeat them. It shows how to turn that knowledge into a plan for a team or an event.

Key facts

A person who is hurt at a practice or event needs the same things every time: someone to stay with them, someone to call, someone to bring equipment, and someone to meet the ambulance.
In Canada, Heart & Stroke tells bystanders to call 9-1-1 (other countries: see In your country below) and shout for an AED, start CPR and use an AED as soon as one is available. A plan decides in advance who does each part.
Typical risks to think about for a sport event: hard hits and falls, heat, cold, crowds, vehicles near the site, water, and not being able to reach the person quickly.
Planning ideas in this course are good practice, not a legal standard, unless a rule below says so. Your sport, school, city or venue may have its own rules.

Level	What it means	Example
Individual	What one person knows	I can call 911 and give the address
Team	What a group has agreed	The coach calls, the assistant fetches the kit
Event	A written plan for many people	Roles, map, gates, AED, contacts, practice

In your country

Emergency: call 9-1-1 (or your local emergency number). Crisis support: call or text 9-8-8.
Source: RCMP: signaler.grc.ca/pei/en

Emergency (police, fire, ambulance): 911.
Source: 988 Lifeline: 988lifeline.org/
Source: NHTSA National 911 Program: www.911.gov/

Crisis line: NCMH Crisis Hotline 1553, open 24/7.
Emergency: call 911 (free, nationwide).
Source: Daily Tribune quoting the NCMH (Dec 2025): tribune.net.ph/2025/12/27/anxiety-depression-top-reasons-for-calls-to-

Police 110, fire 119, ambulance 120.
Source: National Health Commission notice on 12356: www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202412/content_6994470.htm

Police 110. Fire and ambulance 119. Some areas also offer #7119 if you are unsure whether to call an ambulance.
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Help hotline information (110): www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/finding_services/
Source: FDMA, Making the Most of the Ambulance Service (119, #7119): www.fdma.go.jp/publication/portal/items/portal002_english.pdf

Crisis line: 109, the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 24-hour suicide prevention line (free to call).
Emergency: 112 police, 119 fire and ambulance.
Source: Korea Herald (May 2026): www.koreaherald.com/article/10759801

Step by step

Pick a real place or event you know (a court, field, gym or fun run).
Write the sport and how many people will be there.
List three things that could go wrong there (for example a fall, heat, a head hit).
For each, write who would notice first and who would call for help.
Write what you already know from course 10.7 that you would use.
Write what you do not know yet. Those gaps are what the next lessons fill.
Check: you have a place, three risks and at least three gaps written down.

LESSON 01From first aid basics to a safety plan

LESSON 01 / ANIMATED LESSON / AI VOICE00:00 / 01:00

Voice

Read the video script

[Host] "First aid helps in the moment. A safety plan decides who does what before it happens."
[Text on screen: Team, event, plan] "Pick a real place and list three things that could go wrong."
[Text on screen: Who notices, who calls] "For each risk, name who calls and who stays."
[Host] "This course is education only and not a certification. Get certified, then plan."

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Choose a team or event you know. Write one paragraph: the place, the people, three risks and the first gap in your plan.

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I'm learning "Sport and Event Safety: emergency action plans, heat, concussion and injuries (education only)" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "From first aid basics to a safety plan".

What the lesson teaches:
- A person who is hurt at a practice or event needs the same things every time: someone to stay with them, someone to call, someone to bring equipment, and someone to meet the ambulance.
- In Canada, Heart & Stroke tells bystanders to call 9-1-1 (other countries: see In your country below) and shout for an AED, start CPR and use an AED as soon as one is available. A plan decides in advance who does each part.
- Typical risks to think about for a sport event: hard hits and falls, heat, cold, crowds, vehicles near the site, water, and not being able to reach the person quickly.
- Planning ideas in this course are good practice, not a legal standard, unless a rule below says so. Your sport, school, city or venue may have its own rules.
- Level - What it means - Example
- Individual - What one person knows - I can call 911 and give the address
- Team - What a group has agreed - The coach calls, the assistant fetches the kit

The exercise I'm working on:
Choose a team or event you know. Write one paragraph: the place, the people, three risks and the first gap in your plan.

I'm stuck. Please:
1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example.
2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step.
3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.
4. This is for learning only. Remind me to check with a licensed professional before I make a real decision about my own money, health or legal situation.

I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "From first aid basics to a safety plan" from the course "Sport and Event Safety: emergency action plans, heat, concussion and injuries (education only)".

Here's what the lesson says:
First aid is what one person does in the moment. Safety planning is what a team does before the moment, so nobody has to guess.

The activity:
Choose a team or event you know. Write one paragraph: the place, the people, three risks and the first gap in your plan.

Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words.
Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.
Keep it general and educational. This is not advice for a real situation.

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Sources

Heart & Stroke, What you should know about cardiac arrest: www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/what-you-should-know-about-cardiac-arre
Course 10.7 First Aid and Emergency Basics (this academy).

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