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Athletic Injuries, First aid and Safety MODULE-4
Physical Education
and Sports Sciences
School Sports Injury Prevention:

1. Know and abide by the rules of the sport. Kids should also be instructed
in how to use the sport’s athletic equipment properly.

2. Avoid playing when very tired or in pain. Children should take a break
immediately if in pain.

3. Keep kids hydrated. Make sure there is adequate water or other liquids to Note
maintain proper hydration. Kids need to drink 8 ounces of fluid every 20
minutes, plus more after playing.

4. Wear appropriate protective gear, such as shin guards for soccer, a hard-
shell helmet when facing a baseball or softball pitcher, a helmet and body
padding for ice hockey. Make sure your child uses the proper protective
gear for a particular sport. This may lessen the chances of being injured.

5. Make sure the coach is certified. Enrol your child in organized sports
through schools, community clubs, and recreation areas where there may
be adults who are certified coaches. Ask about the coach’s background and
training.

6. Get a pre-season physical examination. Kids should have a thorough
exam from a physician before participating in sports, including a
cardiovascular workup to make sure there are no pre-existing conditions.

7. Insist on a team emergency plan. What happens if a child is injured?
Where’s the first-aid kit? Who drives to the hospital? Make sure any injured
child sees a doctor right away.

DO YOU KNOW?

Supreme Courts Directive on School Safety Norms in India in a significant
ruling, the Supreme Court ordered that no new government or private school
would be given affiliation if the building did not have fire safety measures
and earthquake resistant structure. Pained by the heart-rending death of 93
children in a fire at a Kumbakonam school in Tamil Nadu five years ago, a
Bench comprising Justice H Dalveer Bhandari S Bedi said, “Children cannot
be compelled to receive education from an unsound and unsafe building.”
Referring to painful incidents involving death of school children due to fire
in Kumbakonam as well as Dabwali in Haryana in 1995, the Bench said,

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