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i i? t plans and ms of im f THE BATTALION Page 3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979 ampus & city ntramural medical aid provided KATHLEEN McELROY Battalion Reporter me flag football players on the A&M University campus are adept at bruising their bones the football. So, the in- idertaken! of the tion, for ^ Percent o!l, ipany cars(| wrth nearly tudy, a $i[ ■s provided ‘'ants paii rs also ny houses on >nflaged rem xinuses, ems to ire.I :msideral)Iy| it — espedf bad taste t ral office has emergency med- technicians (EMTs) and rgency care attendants (EGAs) [>ofits intramural football games fell. ies Welford, associate director intramural office, said his of- rted using EMTs last fall after ural football was over. Now, Semploy 17 EMTs who offer :al aid for all the sports, st year, we didn’t have anyone out there to take care of anyone hurt,” he said. “The officials weren’t qualified to do anything.” “Before, an official couldn’t tell how bad, let’s say, an ankle was twisted,” he continued, “but now the minor sprains and stuff like that, the EMT can take care of it.” If a person needs to go the Beutal Health Center for further treatment or needs any kind of medical trans portation, he should call the Uni versity Police, who play a large role in helping the injured. For instance, if a person badly sp rains his ankle while participating in a sport, the EMT will call the police to take the injured person to the Health Center in a patrol car. If a person has a back or neck injury. dislocation, or any other serious problem, the EMT will call the police, who in turn call for the health center’s ambulance. If an in jury appears to be very serious, the EMT and the University Police will call a College Station ambulance to take that person to Saint Joseph Hospital in Bryan. Welford added that anyone who gets any type of care from an EMT is told they can still go to the health center. He said ambulances are used many times because, “We’d rather be safe than sorry.” The work of the EMTs and EGAs isn’t finished even after an injured person has been treated. Doug Willis, who is in charge of intramural EMTs and EGAs, does a followup report by calling the per son the next morning after his injury to see how he is doing. A form is also given to every person who is treated by a member of the emergency care team. One copy goes to the indi vidual, another to the intramural of fice and the other to the health and physical education department. All of this medical attention may help the injuries heal faster, but why are there so many injuries in flag football in the first place? “It’s just plain dangerous,” said Dr. Claude B. Goswick, the physi cian who advises the emergency team. “They (the players) are not really prepared for injuries and don’t expect them.” Goswick also said a big problem with flag football is that the players aren’t usually padded when they should be. Both Goswick and Welford say warm-up exercises before playing could help reduce the number of in juries received in the game. Nelford said if a person has a his tory of ankle or knee problems, he should wrap the joint with an Ace bandage. Another problem, he said, is that a person who has just injured a joint will try to play on the injury too soon. What he should do is rest the joint before starting up play again. 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Currently, students are allocated seats along the entire upper deck, with no lower deck seats. —recommend sufficient funds be TC cadets win 13 awards 1 picture *| if financier!) :e window . A syml y would ty. o know an) illy, ask onate fim them have t iave hired i Can You S? older gues* ollapse experienc* ny ROTC cadets from Texas I University earned 13 awards Bnmer field training, including amp commander’s leadership 1§ by James K. Brown of Wood- a senior on the Corps Staff, fee awards were won at Fort ey, Kan., site of the Third U.S. nys ROTC required summer r pwn was one of the top 15 fs in his phase at Riley to win vard. artholomew Nadeau, Company received the American Legion as the top cadet from Texas toon leadership awards were by Michael A. Snow, brigade mander; Bryan D. Collie, pany B-2; Dean C. Murray, >s Staff, and Arthur A. Doty, pany F-l. Five Texas A&M cadets were sen for military proficiency s. They were Bryan S. White, bate of Company 1-1; John R. s, Company K-l; Howard L. , A Company; Tim L. Gilliam, iany F-l; and Richard A. Page, any L-2. exas A&M sophomore, Ken- ih B. LePori, was the Distin- ihed Graduate of Air Assault School training at Fort Campbell, Ey. Gary H. Devloo, a sophomore from Bryan, won parachutist’s wings in airborne training at Fort Ben- ning, Ga. He is in Company L-l. allocated for the installation of proper lighting focilities around the University’s aerobics track; and rec ommend that a program be insti tuted for the normal upkeep and maintenance of the track. —endorse a letter from the stu dent government vice president for external affairs to the Texas Student Association, noting grievances ex pressed by Texas A&M delegates who attended the TSA convention earlier this year. The letter would list several com plaints: tardiness of TSA officers, lack of effectve workshops, disrup tion of meetings, an overall attitude problem on the part of TSA officials, and a lack of sufficient return on Texas A&M’s $1,720 allocation to TSA this year. The bill urges reconsideration of Texas A&M’s membership in the oev-' .\CV ,9\C^ DINE IN OR TAKE HOME! TACOS.. . AND MUCH MORE! DELICIOUS, SPICY AND FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE. 3312 S. College — Bryan 107 Dominik — College Station r poi nt ’ , nethods e more ^ ganize 1 ze, as y( • Public^ loss oi h at h rtunity taP is. carboroif MSG TOWN HALL PRESENTS FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 8:00 p.m. G. Rollie White Tickets: $ 3.50, $ 4.25, $ 4.75 TICKETS & INFORMATION M.S.C. BOX OFFICE 845-2916 IMSCI the TSA if no action is taken on grievances. Senators also heard reports from the vice presidents and various sub committee chairmen. Aston-Dunn senator Jim Barolak reported that there were 1,200 stu dent seats left in Kyle Field for the A&M-Houston game as of Wednes day night. These tickets were to be distrib uted this morning, primarily to freshmem. According to Texas A&M’s seniority ticket allocation system, freshmen could not draw tickets until this morning. Students without tickets had the option of watching the game in G. Rollie White Coliseum, or of receiv ing a $4.25 refund, Barolak said. A blood drive report made late in the meeting indicated that more than 1,000 pints of blood had been donated as of late Wednesday night. OCTOBER /P€RK€R SRL€ w SOUND GUARD Record Cleaner Kit Only 5.99 (Elect souwi) lnatok: Check our ? Fjooc GAci SPECIALS/ Too (jocA to print/ SB-X10 Linear phase 2-way speaker sys tem. Driver units; 8" cone woofer, 1" soft dome tweet er. 6 ohm nominal impedance. Simulated wood grain finish. 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