LuckyMommy
Proud Parent
- May 20, 2013
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Hello,
Sad situation at our gym has led me to ask if there is an injury protocol from USAG or if other gyms have one. It was late Friday night and one little girl took a freak accidental fall on a simple skill where she hit her face on the beam. She had a bloody nose and was dizzy, but ice stopped the nose bleed after about 10 minutes. The coach had one of her parent's phone numbers but couldn't reach them. Thankfully, the coaches kept her laying down, but she was there for at least 20 minutes with the coaches trying to call a parent. Finally the mother was contacted and arrived about 20 minutes later and took her daughter to an after-hours urgent care, and then a different emergency room. The little girl was so dizzy she could barely walk. Turns out she has what seems to be a pretty bad concussion.
Question: at what point should a gym call the ambulance? When should we, as parents, call an ambulance rather than driving our kids to urgent care?
Thank you,
LuckyMommy
Sad situation at our gym has led me to ask if there is an injury protocol from USAG or if other gyms have one. It was late Friday night and one little girl took a freak accidental fall on a simple skill where she hit her face on the beam. She had a bloody nose and was dizzy, but ice stopped the nose bleed after about 10 minutes. The coach had one of her parent's phone numbers but couldn't reach them. Thankfully, the coaches kept her laying down, but she was there for at least 20 minutes with the coaches trying to call a parent. Finally the mother was contacted and arrived about 20 minutes later and took her daughter to an after-hours urgent care, and then a different emergency room. The little girl was so dizzy she could barely walk. Turns out she has what seems to be a pretty bad concussion.
Question: at what point should a gym call the ambulance? When should we, as parents, call an ambulance rather than driving our kids to urgent care?
Thank you,
LuckyMommy