Combative (Martial Arts) and Wrestling safety standards update

Please be advised that an update was made to the intramural Combatives (Martial Arts) safety standards and to the interschool and intramural Wrestling safety standards which are effective immediately. Consult Wrestling and Combatives Safety Standards Updates for more information.

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Red Flag Procedure

  • Call 911.
  • If there has been any loss of consciousness, assume there is a possible neck injury and do not move the student,
  • Stay with the student until emergency medical services arrive.
  • Contact the student’s parents/guardians (or emergency contact) to inform them of the incident and that emergency medical services have been contacted.
  • Monitor and document any changes (that is, physical, cognitive, emotional/behavioural) in the student.
  • Consult your school board’s injury report form for documentation procedures.
  • If the student has lost consciousness and regains consciousness, encourage them to remain calm and to lie still.
  • Do not administer medication (unless the student requires medication for other conditions, for example, insulin for a student with diabetes, inhaler for asthma).