| Autor: |
R, Glaun, A, Egnal, J, Allen, T D, Noakes |
| Rok vydání: |
1984 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde. 66(20) |
| ISSN: |
0256-9574 |
| Popis: |
A survey of 29 Western Cape high schools showed that 45% of schools had either no or an inappropriate stretcher available for the treatment of injured first-team rugby players, that 35% did not provide splints for the immobilization of limb fractures, and that 59% had no neck braces available. All schools provided field-side medical care for at home first-team rugby matches; in 21% of cases a doctor was always present and in a further 41% trained first-aid personnel were available, but 38% of the schools relied on rugby coaches. Furthermore only 62% of all first-team rugby coaches had some rudimentary training in the management of rugby injuries. Of the 38% of coaches who had received no training in first aid, fully 73% provided the sole field-side medical cover for rugby injuries. When questioned about the management of serious head and neck injuries, 93% of coaches were unaware that before a conscious player with a head injury is moved he must be asked whether or not his neck hurts, and 80% were unaware that an unconscious player should be treated as if he has an unstable neck injury. The implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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