“Darryl Conway and Ed Strapp are top notch educators and professionals that were able to successfully create live simulations specific to our needs in baseball. Taking the Sports Medicine Emergency Management (SMEM) program was a vital choice for our interdisciplinary team. Simply put, because of this course we were better equipped in handling the numerous critical incidents requiring energy care skills during the season. The skills that were reinforced during the program were paramount. These took place in the virtual classroom, during the skills lab and ultimately cumulated with live simulations on the diamond. Notable reinforcement was placed on role delegation, situational awareness, equipment preparation and training and enhanced communication between providers.”

SMEM Program Objectives‐

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Identify and demonstrate the role of an athletic trainer within the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve patient outcomes.

• Identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by relating critical interventions with scientific background for improved patient survival & implementing appropriate management techniques and agents in the prehospital setting.

• Demonstrate the proper sequence and implementation of critical decision‐making skills.

• Demonstrate effective skills related to emergency care, including, but not limited to, CPR, AED, emergency airway management & ventilation, orthopedic injury management, head injury & cervical spine injury management, truncal trauma, medical emergencies (e.g. diabetic, asthma, anaphylaxis, abdominal injury, etc.), and/or mental health crisis management.

• Describe techniques for implementing various emergency skills within the realm of athletic training settings.