Sample "script" for the Dr. Heart Drill

Sample DRILL of “Dr. Heart”

Sport: Girls Volleyball

Players/Coach: (The team is playing and coach instructing) As Coach is calling the play he is moving to Tina beginning compressions

Player A (Tina): (Falls to the ground, unresponsive)

Players B: Sue is first to respond - “Tina stop messing around… get up”.

Player C:   “Sue, Tina is not kidding she’s not breathing... COACH!”  (Runs over to the coach and gets his attention)

 Coach: (Gets over to the player on the floor) “Ladies, Play “Dr. Heart” is in effect – FOCUS and LISTEN” Coach begins to give instructions 

Becca get the AED (Becca runs to get the AED in the Hallway gets the AED and returns with it to the coach)

**if during school hours** Mary – Go get the nurse and tell her “Dr. Heart is in play”

Nicole here, handing her a phone, call 911 – remember tell them REAR entrance (Nicole takes the phone and calls 911 and CALMLY states – “We have a cardiac emergency – a 16 yr old female is unresponsive, CPR in progress I am at Parsippany High School, main gym please use the rear entrance there are 2 players waiting at the door to guide you into the gym”

Marylyn get the trainer (Marylyn runs to the trainer’s office to find him/her – she finds him and tells him “Dr. Heart” is in play and Coach Titus needs him in the gym NOW”

Alex and Nicole H – go to the REAR entrance to the gym and watch for EMS and lead them back here. ( Alex and Nicole H run to the back door and wait CALMLY for EMS – they do NOT gossip or talk to friends THEY focus on looking for EMS and should they see any other Coaches or Nurse they tell them that ‘Dr. Heart is in play in the gym’.)

Michelle and Francesca – take the team to the corner of the gym clear the balls as you go. (Michelle and Francesca take control of the gym and remove all trip hazards from the floor while instructing all players to the corner of the gym- away from the entrance that EMS will use – they keep everyone calm, quiet and ensure that nobody is communicating with others in a manner that would get this news to loved ones in an inappropriate manner.)