But she left the field

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Yes, I am going to dog pile on this; you continue to ask for advice, but refuse to listen when you get answers that conflict with your predetermined answers.

You are not a triage professional. Your opinion of the significance of that or any other perceived injury means NOTHING. You have ZERO place in determining what that player needs or doesn't need. By making any decision beyond stopping play, you have assumed and accepted personal liability for your decision. If the trainer does the wrong thing, it is now legally your fault for calling for that trainer.

I have stopped responding to your posts, but this one is too significant to ignore in case any other readers are thinking you may be correct. You are completely wrong.

Please tell me at what point did I determine that the player needed assistance. I summoned the coach and the trainer to the field to DETERMINE if the player in deed needed medical assistance. I did not say she did. I did not go treat the player. I simply summoned the players coach and the athletic trainer (who was the person on scene most qualified to determine if she needed medical assistance to the field).

If she didn't need assistance great, I'm glad. If the injury had been severe and potential life threatening, even a few seconds can make a difference. I would much rather error on the side of asking the trainer to come to the field, rather than having a player seriously injured or killed on my field. Maybe you can live with a player being seriously injured or killed on your field, I however am not the same way.

Let me end my portion of this discussion by asking you this. If you were umpiring and you witnessed the pitcher take a line drive off the face, but you knew the coach wasn't paying attention, what you would do? (I have seen it happen, the coach was working with another athlete and had her back turned to the field, when the pitcher was hit with a batted ball in the face, thankfully not hard).