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Sports Medicine - Armory EAP

Emergency Action Plan: Armory Fieldhouse

Address: 505 East Armory Avenue, Champaign

Venue Directions:  Armory Fieldhouse is located on Armory Avenue between Fourth Street and Sixth Street.

Building Access: Ground level access to building is off Gregory Drive between Fourth Street and Sixth Street on the SOUTHWEST corner of the building.  Access to the track will be through the blue doors on the right of the hallway – these doors are marked as "Entrance to the Track".

Emergency Personnel: 

Certified athletic trainer and athletic training aide(s) on site for practice and competition; additional sports medicine staff accessible from Memorial Stadium athletic training room (217-333-6718)

Emergency Communication: 

Fixed telephone lines accessible from Armory Field house Main Desk located at the southwest entrance to the track  (217-244-2234).

Jeff Jahnel, Certified Athletic Trainer – 217-552-7437 (c)

Erika King, Certified Athletic Trainer – 951-805-4038 (c)

Marcus Ellington, Certified Athletic Trainer – 317-270-8973 (c)

Emergency Equipment: 

  • Supplies (splint kit, spine board) are available during practice and competition and are with the certified athletic trainer.
  • AED located at the front desk of the track at the southwest entrance in Room 190.

Roles of First Responders

  1. Immediate care of the injured or ill student-athlete.
  2. Activation of emergency medical system (EMS):  CALL 9-1-1
  • Provide name, address, telephone number
  • Number of individuals injured
  • Condition of injured
  • First aid treatment
  • Specific directions for access to venue
  • Other information as requested
  • Be the last to hang-up 
  1. Emergency equipment retrieval 
  2. Direct EMS to scene 

a. Designate an individual to "flag down" EMS and direct to scene: 

  • One person will be at the southwest side entrance off of Gregory Drive

5. Scene control: limit scene to first aid providers and move bystanders away from area.

  1. All transported student-athletes will be directed to Carle Foundation Hospital Emergency Department located at 611 West Park Street, Urbana, IL; 217-383-3313.
  2. A staff member (athletic trainer or assistant coach) will accompany student-athlete to the hospital in the ambulance.

Venue: Southwest entrance to Armory off Gregory      Â