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Available aid at high school football games varies by campus

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Over the course of three days on a typical weekend of high school football in September, Los Angeles Times reporters spread out over a four-county area to watch 13 games between schools representing a variety of regions and demographics. In most cases, the home team was responsible for providing medical care. Here’s a look at the aid available at each of the matchups:

Thursday, Sept. 23

San Jacinto Noli Indian vs. Torrance Pacific Lutheran at Daniels Field, San Pedro

Noli Indian: Paramedic. Pacific Lutheran: None.

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Compton Centennial at Los Angeles Douglass

Centennial: Certified athletic trainer. Douglass: Nurse practitioner.

Buena Park at Garden Grove Bolsa Grande

Buena Park: Certified athletic trainer. Bolsa Grande: Emergency Medical Technician, ambulance.

Pomona Diamond Ranch at Ontario Chaffey

Diamond Ranch: Certified athletic trainer, college student assistant. Chaffey: Physician, three medical students, uncertified athletic trainer, ambulance.

Santa Monica vs. Villa Park at Orange El Modena

Santa Monica: Certified athletic trainer. Villa Park: Orthopedic specialist, certified athletic trainer, four high school student assistants.

Friday, Sept. 24

Eagle Rock at Bell

Eagle Rock: None. Bell: Certified athletic trainer.

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Cleveland at Arleta

Cleveland: None. Arleta: Orthopedic surgeon, certified athletic trainer.

Los Angeles Amino Leadership at Lucerne Valley

Amino Leadership: None. Lucerne Valley: None, but ambulance parked at the field.

Los Angeles Garfield at Santa Fe Springs St. Paul

Garfield: Orthopedic surgeon, uncertified trainer. St. Paul: Physician, three chiropractic residents as trainers.

Sylmar at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake

Sylmar: None. Harvard-Westlake: Orthopedic surgeon, four certified athletic trainers.

Anaheim Servite vs. Huntington Beach Edison at Cerritos College

Servite: Orthopedic specialist, certified athletic trainer, assistant trainer, two college student assistants, three high school student assistants. Edison: Orthopedic surgeon, certified athletic trainer, college student assistant, four high school student assistants.

Saturday, Sept. 25

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Lee Vining vs. La Verne Calvary Baptist at La Verne Damien

Lee Vining: None. Calvary Baptist: Certified trainer, Emergency Medical Technician.

Los Angeles Verbum Dei vs. Pasadena Blair at Pasadena Muir

Verbum Dei: Nurse, certified athletic trainer. Blair: Orthopedic surgeon.

Other games where Times reporters focused on medical care:

Thursday, Sept. 16

West Hills Chaminade vs. Venice

Chaminade: Two certified athletic trainers, plus high school student assistants. Venice: Orthopedic surgeon, chiropractor, certified athletic trainer, paramedic, plus high school student assistants.

Friday, Sept. 10

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Corona Centennial at Lake Balboa Birmingham

Centennial: Physician, certified athletic trainer. Birmingham: Orthopedic surgeon, certified athletic trainer.

Inglewood Morningside at Palos Verdes

Morningside: None. Palos Verdes: Orthopedic surgeon, two certified athletic trainers.

Santa Barbara at Beverly Hills

Santa Barbara: Certified athletic trainer, high school student assistants. Beverly Hills: Physician, certified athletic trainer, two college student assistants.

Friday, Sept. 3

Newhall Hart at Woodland Hills El Camino Real

Hart: Dentist. El Camino Real: Emergency medical technician.

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