Clubs should endeavour to provide basic first aid treatment for injury, accidents etc. incurred during club activities.
They should appoint a designated person (“first-aider”) who shall be responsible for ensuring that a properly stocked first aid box is maintained on club premises, together with contact details of local emergency services and forms for recording incidents requiring first aid treatment. This person should be suitably trained to administer first aid.
First-aiders ARE NOT ALLOWED to administer any form of medication. Any members reporting to the first-aider that they require such treatment must be referred to their own doctor. Some members carry their own medications such as inhalers for asthma or ‘Epipens’ which contain injectable adrenaline for the treatment of severe allergic (anaphylactic) reactions, for example to peanuts. These medications are prescribed by a doctor. If some individual needs to take their own medication, the first-aiders role is limited to helping them do so and contacting the emergency services as appropriate.
The following is a guide as to what a basic first aid box should contain. It is not a definitive or complete list.
Note. First aid boxes must not contain any medications such as pain killers, creams or eye ointments. Other items such as protective clothing/equipment can be used e.g. disposable gloves, vent-aids.
Legislation
Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982
Health & Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (Amendment 1998)
