I suggest the following....
Real, "no duff" casualty - If on the German side, it's fairly easy to get them in a vehicle and given 1st aid at the German HQ. For the allies, get them to the nearest road and blow whistles and generally attract the attention of a German vehicle. Steve and I are both 1st aiders, so, we should be able to deal with it. Anything more serious and, we will need to get them to a car and evacuated. Note - all players should have a whistle for raising the alarm if injured.
Shit weather - Put up tarps and tell players to grow some balls.
Hot weather - Have extra water supplies to hand and, tell players to grow some balls.
Any others?
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Might be worth finding out where the nearest A&E is since no IED staff will be on site and we have no local knowledge!
I'd say, given the size of the site, that if MOPs are encountered then just down tools in locality - no need for frantic 'cease fire' calls around whole site stopping game.
For anything requiring A&E we should call the emergency services. They'll deal with it how they see fit, either by road or air. We shouldn't be carrying a casualty in a civilian vehicle like that.
Guy took Gadge to A&E with his swollen elbow - would have been ludicrous to call out an ambulance for anything like that (beyond first aid and not an emergency).
Guy took Gadge to A&E with his swollen elbow
There you go then. Guy knows where A&E is (unless HE becomes a casualty!). Personally, I'd have let gadge die 
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That was at Husky!
Lets leave it that nominated first aiders Stephen and Pete take responsibility for the safety of players on site - two people can decide on what to do, and when, should a first aid issue arise. Problem solved (cos I'm not getting involved)!
And on a further note on contingencies, there will be no first aid box on site since none of IED will be there. Could one or other of you buy an approved first aid box for CiA event use please, we really ought to have one. I have a small, basic one in the car but it isn't approved and probably missing half its contents anyway.
And on a further note on contingencies, there will be no first aid box on site since none of IED will be there. Could one or other of you buy an approved first aid box for CiA event use please, we really ought to have one. I have a small, basic one in the car but it isn't approved and probably missing half its contents anyway.
Steve, can you sort this out? I only have 1 more day off between now and the event and that day is already filled with activity! I suggest we leave the kit in the German camp, for simplicity's sake.
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Will do. I think Boots probably have them.
At every first aid course I've been on I've been told that when presented with a trauma one should call the ambulance and not try to drive to the hospital. The main reason is that you're distracted by the casualty, and that moving a casualty can be dangerous. Obviously a swollen elbow isn't trauma, although it was septic wasn't it?
Personally, I'd always move a serious casualty, unless they have neck injuries, or their stomach is hanging out of their abdomen! I've always been taught that, if they are about to cark it, they should be evacuated right away.
That's all by the by though. The chances of having a serious casualty are miniscule. Also, on the allied kitlist, I told them all to bring a small aid kit for treating cuts, blisters, etc. With a more comprehensive aid kit in the German base, we will be fine.
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Just checked the HSE regs - usefully (as per normal!) there isn't any approved first aid box, its down to us to ensure the first aid box contents meets our first aid requirements!
At Churchill's we had a broken ankle so shit does happen - even to us! Luckily the lad dealt with it all between him and his mates - probably not what should have happened but it solved a problem and we had no comebacks.
No, and there's all sorts of conflicting advice.
I'll try and get a Lifesystems one which are robust and contain everything you'll need.
OK, got the Lifesystems Mountain Leader kit.
Sounds awesome! Does it have a fold-up stretcher board with neck brace, thermal blanket and emergency location beacon? 
Looks just the ticket. 
OK, another contingency. We did initially disciss the idea that if enough players wanted to then we could arrange something for them to do overnight. In itself this isn't a problem - there are plenty of simple tasks we can give. But my concern is for day 2. If players knacker themselves (the 12 hours play on Saturday should exhaust them without another six hours overnight) then it is likely to lead to drop outs, bad tempers or poor gameplay on Sunday, just when we need maximum effort and maximum number of players in the game - else Sunday could fizzle out instead of being the climax.
Therefore my proposal is that, regardless of player requests on the day, we have a mandatory stand down 12pm - 6am with no 'extras'. I'm sure none of you disagree but I just wanted a clear decision should the issue crop up at the event.
Agreed. The danger of people driving home without rest is high too.
Absolutely. The downtime is for everyone's benefit, drivers, players and organisers.
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