Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Football crazy

It’s that time of the year where everyone goes a little bit football crazy.

Wall charts are up across offices, houses are draped in flags, and the television seems to be full of just one thing.

That’s right it’s Euro 2012 – the time of year where football fans put their lives on hold for three weeks with their only focus being the next match.

Of course, it’s not just every other year that England gets a little bit excited about 22 people kicking a ball around a pitch. England is a nation of football lovers – and with the evenings getting lighter and the sun coming out – more of us take to the field ourselves to have a kick about.

The Football League may be taking a break for the summer, but there is no such break across the fields, parks and school playgrounds of England – and as with any sport, injury is unfortunately bound to occur at some point.

It is at this time of year when The Air Ambulance Service notices a change in the call outs.

The broken collar bones and neck injuries of rugby matches decrease, and instead we see an increase in football related call outs.

One type of injury that can occur during a game of football that may require an Air Ambulance is a broken femur.

As well as being incredibly painful, the femur is close to a major artery and can lead to substantial blood loss.

Football can seem harmless enough but injuries such as this can be very serious and potentially life threatening due to the loss of blood that can occur.

For an example of such a tale, please visit our website where you can read all about Adam Browlett, a football mad youngster who broke his femur during a kick-about –

http://www.wnaa.co.uk/how-you-can-help/adams-story

Sports injuries account for approximately 9% of all of our calls outs and it is vital to ensure that these casualties receive the pre hospital care they need and that they are quickly transported to the nearest specialist hospital.

So if you are playing football over the summer, make sure you have fun, and stay safe!

Come on England!

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