PITCHSIDE EMERGENCY CARE

Colour roles · FIFA PEAP positions

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Medic in a white bib on the player's right at the legs, readying one half of a scoop stretcher, with splints beside

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WHITE

Legs

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Seen from above. Tap a colour to open its role. Positions may all be flipped depending on the site of injury and hazards.

WHERE YOU STAND

Player's RIGHT side, level with the lower legs (PEAP white mark), next to Blue.

WHAT YOU BRING

Scoop stretcher and splints.

WHAT YOU DO

  • Bring the scoop stretcher and splints.
  • Set the extrication kit in line with the player's feet, 2–3 basket lengths away: scoop opened out and split, ready to slide in.
  • Take the LEGS in the log roll and help with the straps.
  • Keep the kit and anyone carrying it out of the medical team's way.
  • Otherwise assist as the team leader directs.

WHAT YOU SAY

If it is not your colour, do not reach in.

On the PEAP poster: Bring the scoop and splints. Assist as directed by the team leader.

FROM FIFA'S ROLE CARD — SUMMARY

The person who brings on the extrication devices and splints and sets them up as per the FIFA Medical Set Piece.

In trauma

  • Make sure splints are available and applied as needed.

In a log roll

  • Take the feet, following Orange's lead.
  • Help apply the straps for extrication.

In cardiac arrest

  • Assist as directed by the team leader — this may include IV/IO access and medications.
  • If you don't have that skill set, tell the team leader at the pre-match briefing.
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