Brian L. Bennett is Assistant Athletic Trainer at Division of Sports Medicine, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-0399.
J Athl Train. 1997 Jul;32(3):251-3.
The purpose of this paper is to present a model policy on lightning safety for athletic trainers.
Among college athletic programs in the United States there is a serious lack of written policy on lightning safety. Available evidence shows that most National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions, even though they are located in high lightning activity areas of the country, do not have formal, written lightning safety policies.
CLINICAL ADVANTAGES/ RECOMMENDATIONS: The policy presented herein, which is at the forefront of such policies, is the lightning safety policy written as part of a policies and procedures manual for the division of sports medicine at a public NCAA Division I university. This is a policy based on practicality that utilizes the "flash-to- bang" method for determining the distance of lightning activity from the observer. The policy begins with the importance of prevention, including the daily monitoring of weather reports. The policy defines a "safe shelter" and specifies the chain of command for determining who removes a team or individuals from an athletic site in the event of dangerous lightning activity.
本文旨在为运动训练员制定一份雷电安全政策模型。
在美国，许多高校体育项目都严重缺乏书面雷电安全政策。现有证据表明，尽管大多数美国全国大学体育协会（NCAA）一级机构都位于该国雷暴活动高发地区，但它们并没有正式的书面雷电安全政策。
临床优势/建议：本文提出的政策是此类政策中的前沿政策，它是为一所公立 NCAA 一级大学的运动医学部门的政策和程序手册而制定的雷电安全政策。这是一项基于实用性的政策，利用“闪至响”方法来确定雷电活动与观察者之间的距离。该政策首先强调了预防的重要性，包括每天监测天气预报。该政策定义了“安全避难所”，并指定了在发生危险雷电活动时，确定谁将团队或个人从运动场地撤离的指挥链。
