CHAPTER 13 RALLY Appendix 20- Medical and Safety Cover
1. General
1.1. This Appendix must be read in conjunction with Ch. 1 App. 3( Insurance) and Ch. 11( Emergency Medical) of the NCR. Organisers must check that the arrangements for Events conform to the ASN attest requirements and any published guidance. In the event of any doubt then Organisers must check with the ASN Safety or Legal Departments.
Medical and Safety Cover 2. Single Venue Stage Rallies
2.1. At each Venue there must be a Doctor or ASN Registered Paramedic and an ASN Licensed Rescue Unit.
2.2. It is mandatory that an ASN Licensed Recovery Unit or a Commercially Operated Recovery Unit is placed at or near those stage start locations where a Rescue Unit is positioned.
2.3. The Chief Medical Officer or Chief Paramedic being a Doctor or ASN Registered Paramedic, is responsible – in consultation with the Clerk of the Course and the Event Safety Officer – for ensuring that the required level of medical and rescue cover is provided and for:
a. b. c. the detailed organisation of doctors and the planning and deployment within stages and the organisation of ambulance meeting points and d. the notification of hospitals in relation to the stages.
2.4. The Doctor or ASN Registered Paramedic and Safety Officer in liaison with Stage Commanders must be aware of the evacuation routes from the stage and rendezvous points.
2.5. The Chief Medical Officer at the Event following consultation with the Clerk of the Course may appoint a deputy of suitable grade who could take over the Chief Medical Officer’ s duties in an emergency.
3. Stage Rallies( other than Single Venue Stage Rallies)
3.1. At Clubman, Interclub and National Multi-Venue Stage Rallies there must be a Doctor or ASN Registered Paramedic and an ASN Licensed Rescue Unit at every Stage( or group of Stages( with a maximum three in close proximity to each other)).
3.2. A Chief Medical Officer or Chief Paramedic who must be a doctor or ASN Registered Paramedic, must be appointed who is responsible – in consultation with the Clerk of the Course and the Event Safety Officer – for ensuring that the required level of medical and rescue cover is provided and for:
a. the detailed organisation of doctors, b. c. the planning and deployment within Stages the organisation of ambulance meeting points and d. the notification of hospitals in relation to the Stages.
3.3. The Chief Medical Officer at the Event or Chief Paramedic following consultation with the Clerk of the Course may appoint a deputy of suitable grade who could take over the Chief Medical Officer’ s duties in an emergency.
3.4. Those Stages without the immediate presence of an ASN Rescue Unit should position an ASN Licensed SSU at the Stage start.
3.5. For every Stage over nine miles long in addition to the above and at a suitable mid-point there must be a
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