This weekend I had a really exciting time during the rugby match verses Radford University. This was my first time getting to watch a rugby match so it was interesting to see how plays and tackles actually happen compared to how it happens during practice. One thing that I found interesting was that as an athletic trainer I was able to run out onto the field while the game was still in play. This is different than any other sport. With this rule it made it important to do a scene safety evaluation before running out onto the field. The first injury of the game was definitely the most exciting. There were two Radford guys going in for a tackle on one of our player who pulled a spin move and got out of the way. The two Radford guys smacked faces and immediately fell to the ground. It was scary because one guy wasn’t moving at all and the other was just barely moving. At first it definitely seemed like a cervical spine injury. Upon inspection there was blood everywhere. The certified athletic trainer and I went to the guy who wasn’t moving at all. Once I saw that he was verbal and moving and the certified was handling him I went to the other guy. I saw that he had bit through his lip and I put my gloves on. As I was pulling gauze out of my kit to apply, the player was screaming at the other guy saying, “shake it off man, we need to get back into this game” and tried to run off. I had to be very firm and tell him to come back and that he wasn’t going to play anymore. It was evident that he needed stitches. The other player who wasn’t moving finally was stable enough to walk off the field. I was instructed to call 911 once I got to the sideline because we hadn’t been able to control the bleed from his two-and-a-half-inch laceration on his forehead. I gave the operator my location and stated the issue, but just as I did it the player’s parents came and were able to take him to the emergency room. Before they left we were able to control the bleed. It stopped because once he sat up blood flow from his face was lower. We sent both players to the emergency room for stitches. The rest of the game was just ankle sprains and cramps. I got to run out onto the field 5 or 6 times. It was exhilarating. I really enjoy the level of intensity of this game. This experience allowed me to see something I wouldn’t typically in any other sports. It also required me to act quickly which tested my ability to manage injuries under pressure. This weekend inspired me to want to work with sports similar as a career such as hockey, wrestling, or boxing.
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This is where I do my weekly clinical blog assignment. There is either a prompt I am responding to, or I just talk about something exciting I saw during the week.
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