Surgery Preparation and Football Safety

SURGERY PREP

• Inform your doctor of your allergies.
• Tell him/her of any medications you are taking including vitamins and herbal supplements.
  
• Make sure he/she knows your full medical history.
• Check to see that the correct surgery site is marked with a permanent marker.
• Review with the doctor and nurses the type of operation you are having.
  
• Ask him/her if they have had any complications with the procedure.
• Check to see the number of times the surgeon has performed the operation
  
• Ask your surgeon if he/she has had any problems with infections and the number of malpractice cases they have been involved in.
• Make sure you have thorough discharge instructions on what you can and can't do when you go home.
  

Football Safety

• The player needs to be HYDRATED.
• Let the coach know what medications he is on.
• Make sure the coaching staff knows of any underlying medical conditions.
• Check to see that the proper emergency procedures are in place for practice.
• Water breaks have to be take during practice.

Thanks to everyone for listening.