Ice Arena Venue - Emergency Action Plan 

Venue Map

Emergency Personnel: A certified athletic trainer (ATC) is on-site for practices and competitive events. Athletic Training Student(s) may be present only when supervised by an ATC.

Emergency Communication: Portable two-way radio and stationary telephone in the Ice Arena Athletic Training Room (ATR).

Emergency Equipment: First aid supplies (athletic trainers’ kit and body substance isolation (BSI) bag on-site. Breathing devices, vacuum splints, spine board, and crutches are available in the Ice Arena Athletic Training Facility (ATF). An AED is stationed in an alarmed cabinet in the lobby of the Costello Sports Complex. It is located at the rear of the lobby near the restrooms and adjacent to the fire extinguisher. Another AED is located over the counter in the lobby of the USM Ice Arena.

Roles of Emergency Care Team Members

1. Immediate care of the injured/ill student-athlete: Follow appropriate first aid principles (See Injury/Illness Emergency Protocol sheet included with this Emergency Action Plan).
2. Emergency equipment retrieval: Appropriate to the emergency
3. Activation of emergency medical system (EMS) by calling University Police dispatch at 911 or Channel 2 on the portable two-way radio. Provide them with the following information:
   
   1. Identify yourself and your role in the emergency
   2. Specify your location and telephone number (if calling by phone)
   3. Give name(s) of injured/ill individual(s)
   4. Condition of victim(s)
   5. Time of the incident
   6. Care being provided
   7. Give specific directions to the scene of the emergency
   Direction of EMS to the scene
   
   1. Assist University Police with directing EMS to scene
   2. Open appropriate gates
   3. Designate individual to "flag down" EMS and direct to scene
   4. Scene control: keep non-emergency medical team members away from the scene
      
      

Venue Directions: Women’s and Men’s Ice Hockey practices and competitive events are conducted in the USM Ice Arena on the West-end of the Costello Sports Complex. Approach campus via Route 25, right on Husky Drive to stop sign, take a right past the John Mitchell Technology Center to stop sign, take left on access road past the main entrance of USM Ice Arena, back down the access ramp on the right immediately beyond the West-end of the building. Walk through the double doors. Look for athletic personnel to guide you to the emergency scene.