SportSafety - the possibility to prevent injuries and create evidence-based regeneration
strategies for in-door athletes
Did you know that annually, about 4.5 million people aged 15 years and above have to be treated in
hospital for a sports injury as defined by the EU IDB catalogue of sports?
As it is explained by Robert S. McKelvie, MD, PhD, MSc in ”Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes”,
December 2014 an estimated 1/200,000 apparently healthy young athletes develops abrupt-onset
ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and dies suddenly during exercise. Males are affected 10 times
more often than females. Basketball and football players in the US and team ball players in Europe
may be at highest risk. In young athletes, sudden cardiac death has many causes, but the most
common is undetected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease. Immediate
treatment with advanced cardiac life support is successful in < 20%; the percentage may increase as
distribution of community-based, automated external defibrillators expands. Team ball sports
account for about
40% of all hospital
treated
sports
injuries.
The
knowledge of the
specific
injury
patterns for each type of sport is important to know in order to adequately address the issue of
personal protection and prevention of injuries.
Now imagine a world of sports where all the coaches and
medical staff are always hundred percent aware of the
players’ real time health and physical condition. With the
help of our SportSafety solution we can predict and prevent
such fatal events. Beyond safeguarding lives, the additional
costs of treatments and rehabilitations will also decrease.
SportSafety solution is currently focusing on indoor team
sports aiming to decrease the occurrence and seriousness
of sport injuries, by providing the means to improve safety
and performance not only of the players but also of the
whole team.
The solution uses different
technologies
to
real-time
monitor and collect the teamplayer's
health
data
by
combining the newest ubiquitous
devices,
communication
technologies with our real time
data
analysis,
visualization
algorithms and with the
appropriate
data
storage
solution for statistical use.
With semantic web tools our IoT Cloud application helps to show the own personal progress of the
players enabling them to challenge even higher scores while keeping their health conditions under
control. It allows us not only to plan different type of training programs, but also to monitor the whole
process and arrive to a detailed summary of each workout after its completion. Further, it reviews how
the players are progressing toward their planned exercise goals. In case of injury it enables to predict
the fastest and safest recovery time needed for the injured athlete.
Why to use SportSafety solution?
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to increase the health and safety of players
to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCA) and decrease risk for other cardiovascular injuries
occurred on the games
to determine the grade of injuries during games or preparation time
to define if a player is fully recovered from an injury or not
to track how much time is required for an injured player to gain back his full potential
to decrease of health care costs of injured players
to give recommendations about the best combination of players for certain time intervals of the
game
to optimise players’ game and team efficacy by helping the composition of the best possible teams
to facilitate the best possible decision-making on the field
to monitor and manage training intensities which are important to better prepare players for
playing games
Our solution is beneficial for all sport stakeholders!
players: you are safe with SportSafety as your health conditions are monitored during trainings and
matches
fans and families: you can come around and support
your favorite team using SportSafety without worrying
the health conditions of your loved ones
clubs: you will feel that providing SportSafety for your
athletes you do your best to protect them and avoid
fatal injuries which could have been predicted
bands: you will not only financially endorse athletes but
also care of their health and safety with SportSafety
leagues: you will provide a unique solution for your teams in the league to stay on frontline with their
optimised performance backed by SportSafety
sport media: the sport events shall be about joy, excitement and extraordinary sport performance. No
predictable health-event will ruin the match monitored by SportSafety