MARADMINS : 382/05
R 222108Z AUG 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 382/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSTING ARMED FORCES RUGBY//
POC/STEVEN A. DINOTE/NF-5/MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542/TEL:DSN 278-9542
/EMAIL:STEVEN.DINOTE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE 2005 ARMED FORCES RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE
HOSTED BY MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE 17-22 OCTOBER. DUE TO THE
NATURE OF THE SPORT, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS MUST BE MET WHILE
HOSTING THE CHAMPIONSHIP:
A. AN AMBULANCE MUST BE ON THE PREMISES WITH A DIRECT ROUTE TO
THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.
B. THE HOSPITAL MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
SCANNER AND HAVE NEUROSURGICAL CAPABILITIES WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF
INJURY (EITHER BY DRIVING OR THROUGH COMMAND MEDIVAC CAPABILITIES).
C. A MEDICAL DOCTOR OR CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER MUST BE ON SITE
DURING THE COMPETITION AT ALL TIMES.
2. FREQUENCY OF SERIOUS INJURY IS LOW IN RUGBY, BUT THE SEVERITY
CAN BE HIGH AND RAPID RESPONSE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE
PARTICIPANTS//