I have a question about your first aid article. I am putting together a first aid kit for our local organization, to have on hand at league games and small tourneys where we don't have a trainer. In your article you list a number of over-the-counter drugs that cannot be given out by coaches for liability reasons. Does that hold true for a common-use kit provided by league organizers as well, where we would not be directly administering the drugs, only making them available? e.g. it seems silly to me to have a first aid kit without some kind of anti-inflammatory drug, but I don't want to create problems for the organization, either. Could we just write a big "use at your own risk" disclaimer on the box with a sharpie?

Hi,
I've had trouble digging up any specific info about this circumstance. I think the safest way to protect yourself and the league legally is to have everyone sign a waiver indicating that they know everything in the first aid kit is use at your own risk. Probably putting a label on the box is good enough for most circumstances.

Hope your local organization continues to grow!

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