It is a requirement that all MRC teams have a qualified First Aid Officer present at every game. A medical background is not a requirement, the Club will organise training for anyone who is not qualified. You just need to be calm under pressure, be a good communicator and be able to move quickly up and down the field.  Your role is to watch for injuries during the game, assess the situation to determine if further medical assistance is required and provide basic first aid. 

To act as First Aid officer, you must have:

• a current First Aid Certificate.
• completed the First Aid in Rugby (FAIR) Course through the Rugby Learning online portal,
• a valid Working with Vulnerable People Card,
• registered as a volunteer via Rugby Xplorer

To ensure that there is a first aid officer available at each game, we need two first aid attendants identified for each team before the beginning of the season. The Rugby Club will fully fund training for volunteers. Each team is supplied with a stocked First Aid kit and Vest.

If you are interested in being a First Aid Attendant, please contact firstaid@maristrugby.com

Duties of First Aid Officers

Before Round One:

• Work with your team manager to contact all player’s parents/guardians and record relevant health information (e.g. asthma, diabetes, allergies). This information should be made available to the coaches and first aiders.

Each Week:

• Arrive early to each game and ensure the First Aid Kit is fully stocked and ready for the game.  There will be ice available from the first aid tent at all Marist home games.  You may wish to take bags of ice with you to your grounds if you are a distance from this tent- bags are provided in the first aid kit.  There are also instant ice packs in your kit for use when ice is not available. These can be restocked by contacting the First Aid Coordinator. 
• Attend games, including away games, and provide appropriate First Aid to your team as required.
• If an injury occurs that requires reporting, your team manager or coach must complete and lodge a report via the Marist Sporting Club Sports Injury/Incident Form. There is a QR Code link to the form inside each first aid box. 

Restocking Procedure:

The First Aid Coordinator will be available at Home Games to restock Marist First Aid Kits. If the kit requires restocking between Home Games, please email firstaid@maristrugby.com

First-Aid Facilities

There will be a first aid station at all Marist home games (including at Curtin oval), staffed by registered physiotherapists. The First Aid tent is manned throughout the day for ice, strapping (if there is a medical reason for it), bandaging, and basic injury management. The physiotherapist is on duty will assess the need for any additional treatment, including making recommendations for imaging or follow-up treatment. 

For serious injuries, including suspected spinal injuries, an ambulance should be called immediately. 

Reporting of Injuries

Recording of injuries and “near misses” is central to Marist College Canberra’s obligation to take such measures as are reasonable in all the circumstances to protect students, staff, and the wider College community from risks of harm that reasonably ought to be foreseen. 

Reporting injuries and near misses that occur as part of the College’s sporting club activities is essential so we can collectively respond to and analyse the incidents, mitigate risks and put corrective actions in place where required. 

All Sports Club’s coaches, managers and volunteers must use the MCC Sport Clubs Safety Incident Form to log incidents as soon as possible after they occur. Timely reporting is important because notifications based on the type of incident are automatically triggered to College Executives and key staff who can then initiate appropriate responses and/or pastoral care arrangements. The link online form can be accessed via a QR code found inside all first aid kits. It is recommended that coaches and managers bookmark the link on their devices for ease of access throughout the season

IMPORTANT NOTE: This online Incident Form is for the access and use of club coaches, managers and/or first aid officers only NOT for parents/guardians.