Blog 16

How can an EMT team best execute first aid during an endurance challenge? The best way to perform first aid during an endurance challenge is to be prepared for injuries at certain locations along the course. Runners tend to burn out at specific points along an endurance challenge, such as the eighteenth mile wall in an average marathon, so it is good to find out when that breaking point is to be prepared for it. Different types of endurance challenges have certain injuries that always occur during the event, like stress fractures at Ultramarathons, and though it's expected that EMT's are prepared for everything, its also good to be ready and waiting for those particualr injuries. Depending on the number of runners and the age group of the participants, more supplies may be needed, such as bandaids for kids. I used several online articles regarding specific endurance challenge injuries to help create my second answer. The best way an EMT team can perform first aid during an endurance challenge is to be prepared for the most common innjures for that challenge.