Tournament
Medical
Briefing
Tournament Medical Briefing
insert name of tournament
insert date of tournament
insert name(s)
of medical officers(s)
Tournament Medical Briefing
Content of the briefing
Facilities
Doping control and testing
Injury treatment and reports
Questions and other matters
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Facilities
• during matches
– doctors/first aid personnel on duty
– ambulance location and availability
– first aid/medical room
• hospital
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location
facilities
dental treatment
phone number(s)
• pharmacy
– location and hours
– dispensing procedures
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Anti-doping regulations
• FIH Anti-Doping Regulations
– on the FIH website: www.worldhockey.org
– prohibited list: available from a link on the FIH
website or from the WADA website:
www.wada-ama.org
– all team members and personnel must be fully
aware of regulations and procedures
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Therapeutic Use Exemptions
• TUEs
– applications should have been made to FIH at
least 30 days before the event
– includes all players in the squad
– emergency/late applications: refer urgently to
the FIH Medical Officer
• retroactive TUEs
– for inhaled beta-2 agonists: should have been
declared and medical file should exist in NA
– for glucocorticosteroids by non-systemic
routes: should have been declared
– both must be declared on the doping control
form if tested
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Doping control testing
• selection procedures
• notification procedures
• chaperoning
• reporting to doping control (within
if possible – 60 minutes maximum)
30 minutes
• providing samples
• documentation
• chain of custody
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Treating injuries
• on the field of play
– team doctor/physio may only enter if indicated
by an umpire
– no treatment on the field (only for a goalkeeper)
– call for stretcher/ambulance if necessary
• treatment
– if doctor/physio has entered the field, player
must leave the field for minimum 2 minutes at
FIH events
• blood injury
– wounds must be covered (and clothing
cleaned/changed) before player returns to the
field
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Injury reports
• routine (match injury) reports
– completed by officials at the technical table
– all injuries resulting if a time stoppage
recorded
• medical incident reports
– completed by FIH Medical Officer for serious
injuries (eg requiring hospital treatment or player unable
to participate further in the tournament)
• team injury summary
– completed at the end of the tournament by
Team Medical Personnel
– include serious injuries as requested by FIH
Medical Officer
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Other matters
contact for FIH Medical Officer
– phone number: insert number
– hotel room number: insert number
… do not hesitate to make contact at any time …
… any questions or comments …
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thank you for your attention
good luck for a safe
and dope-free
tournament
Tournament Medical Briefing