HEALTH & SAFETY

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Forum	Topics	Posts	Last post
Cardiac Awareness I keep hearing of kids who are dying from sudden cardiac death while playing sports are in gym. Why does this happen?	2	14	JDee
Communicable Diseases I recently heard of a boy with HIV who plays tennis on the local high school team.What is the best way for a team to prevent the spread of hepatitis, HIV or any other disease that a player may be spreading?	1	7	Joel
MRSA (bacterial Infections) I have been told about some school systems that have implemented good systems of preventing and then reporting about any cases or outbreaks in the school. How does your school handle this public health situation?	1	6	Doris1964
Concussion Safety My son has now had three concussions and I don't think the coach cares about it. Should we demand a head injury awareness session before each season or are we just being too nervous?	2	9	Betsy1968
Emotional Injuries I thought I had seen just about every form of emotional abuse with the exception of kids who bully other kids until the first day of the new season, what can we do going into the future??	4	16	llewis1
Eyes, Mouth & Jaw A recent study urges more use of helmets and face guards by high school baseball players playing in the infield. Is this really going to happen?	1	5	SportsMomJane
Female Athletes We are reading so much about the physical stress in girls sports. Is there any emotional injuries we need to watch for?	1	7	GoPats
General Safety Is there a way that I can help prevent injuries when the club won't implement some basic safety measures without being totally obnoxious?	3	7	Betsy1968
Catastrophic Accident Prevention Over the course of the past few years I have received countless emails from parents and coaches telling me about accidents that have happened. This forum began because a mom from Knoxville TN asked me to start this forum. It is our hope that by sharing information that one less child will suffer a catastrophic accident.	2	3	Admin
Hydration Safety My son's coach is with holding water breaks and telling the kids to toughen up. Is there anything we can do, short of pulling him from the team?	1	6	SportsMomJane
Muscles, Joints, & Bones my son had his clavical seperated from sternum last sept. i was told a very rare injury and nothing could be done about it. anyone ever heard this?	2	5	andysmom
Overuse Injuries My son is only 11 and had two arm surgeries. I am nervous that he will quit. Any advice?	2	16	JDee2
Physical Abuse My sons coach uses RUNNING as PUNISHMENT-isn't this abuse?	2	5	Sportsmom1978
Respiratory We played next to a town hit by a large apt complex fire and the smoke lingered. The league forced us to play or forfeit. We have two kids with bad asthma. Isn't this	1	6	Betsy1968
Sexual Abuse Our baseball league mandated background checks only for volunteers but not for paid staff. Is this fair?	2	7	Doris1964
Special Safety Considerations Wood vs. Alloy bats, mandated infield helmets, are we being too uptight?	1	6	PattiPie

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