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SECTION VIII
AUXILIARY SERVICES POLICIES
Catastrophic Incident Management Plan
PURPOSE : The purpose of establishing a catastrophic incident management plan for
student-athletes is to provide support services for those student-athletes, their family and
friends who are in need of physical and or emotional assistance as the result of a
traumatic life-encountering event.
This Immediate Action Plan should be used as a guide with the understanding that
each loss is unique and will require sensitivity and compassion.
I. INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF A CATASTROPHIC
INCIDENT
UNCW Athletic Department’s Catastrophic Incident Guidelines will be activated
immediately when a catastrophic incident occurs.
A. Sudden Death of a Student-Athlete, Coach, or Staff Member
i. Death during competition, practice, or conditioning
ii. Death during travel
1. UNCW Athletic Department official business
2. Personal (e.g. automobile, airline accidents)
iii. Non-athletic accidents (e.g. falls at home)
iv. Unknown medical anomalies (e.g. heart attack, stroke, illness)
v. Victim of a crime
vi. Suicide
B. Disability/Quality of Life Altering Injuries
i. Either during UNCW Athletic Department participation and/or
travel, or during non-athletic activities
ii. Spinal Cord Injury-resulting in partial or complete paralysis
iii. Loss of Paired Organ
iv. Severe Head Injury
v. Injuries resulting in severely diminished mental capacity or other
neurological injury that results in inability to perform daily
functions
vi. Irrecoverable loss of speech or hearing (both ears) or sight (both
eyes) or one or both arms or legs
II.
CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM (CIMT)
A. Director of Athletics
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