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I had a similar whistle incident. I was tossing the ball to start the game and one of the jumpers hit my whistle which smacked into my forehead--cutting it open. I was unaware that it cut me until I felt something running down my forehead. I thought I hadn't run enough to have this much sweat as I wiped it away and saw on my hand. I stopped the game and went to the trainer for a band aid--she pulled out a big gauze pad and tape. I took the gauze and used a little pressure to stop the bleeding. Never had seen anything like that.