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No polo no talk but....
I did a first aid course on Sunday and as we looked at the slides and pictures of various injuries my mind wandered off to polo. Part of what you are discussing is how to prevent injuries, the other part is what to do if someone is injured and the foot impalement is a good example. What we were taught is that if you suffer a "not you" injury (and yes that is what getting what used to be called a 'foreign body' in you is now called) then you should never remove the thing that is sticking in you. One of the reasons for that is you have no way of telling if you have removed everything; in this case the break lever came out but part of the shoe was left in.
How many polo players know first aid? How many carry any kind of first aid kit? Who knows how to treat a concussion or stop someone going in to shock? Or even how to treat a nose bleed?
Maybe it seems like overkill or being too soft or taking away the fun. But after doing the course I realised how useless I would have been with almost any kind of injury before and that the wrong treatment - like with the foot injury - can lead to the injured person developing much more serious problems.
I have a nurses uniform and am just waiting the call.