To whom should emergency action plans be distributed?

• A. Athletic directors only
• B. Certified athletic trainers, team and attending physicians, ATS, safety personnel, administrators, and coaches
• C. Students
• D. Vendors

Answer: (B)

Emergency action plans must reach everyone who will be involved in an on-site emergency so responses are coordinated and timely. Sharing the plan with certified athletic trainers, team and attending physicians, athletic training students (ATS), safety personnel, administrators, and coaches ensures that medical professionals, assistants, first responders, decision-makers, and team leaders all know their roles, have access to the procedures, and can communicate quickly if an crisis arises. This broad distribution helps prevent delays, clarifies the chain of command, and supports a unified, efficient response.

Distributing only to athletic directors misses the essential medical and safety components of the plan. Providing it only to students omits the qualified responders and decision-makers who carry out and coordinate care. Vendors are not typically involved in the on-site medical response, so including them isn’t appropriate for internal emergency management.