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A famous cricket star Phillip Hughes was struck behind the ear by a ball while batting and died two days after the injury. He was wearing a helmet but the possible reason mentioned was that even when using a helmet, possibly a significant part of the neck remained exposed and the ball hit him there. And now most of the top cricketers across the\would use deeper protection.

(a) Do you feel protective gears are important? Lay stress on your views.

(b) What first aid should be provided during injury at the superficial layer of the skin?

Answer:

In a sport like Cricket, protective gears or sport gears is very vital. In recent past, it is observed that when a forceful ball hit the batsman or fielder, it may cause injuries or even deaths.

(a) In the game of Cricket one should protect head, arms, chest, thighs, private parts, knees, legs and feet. There are various protective gears such as helmet, batting gloves, chest guard, thigh guards, arm pads, shoulder pads, abdominal guard, leg protector, shoes, wicket keeping gloves etc. These sport gears must be of good quality. The proper protective equipments plays singificant role in preventing the sports injury.

(b) Sport injuries are common in every game or sports. Various injuries such as contusion, sprain, abrasion, dislocation of joints, fracture and bleeding are part of sports.

The injury at superficial layer of skin is known as ?abrasion?. Abrasion are minor injuries that can be treated easily. Most cuts and minor abrasions will bleed only a short period of time. If the bleeding has not subsided on its own, work to stop the bleeding by applying sterile bandage, or a piece of apply a small layer of antibiotic ointment. Cover the abrasion with a bandage on piece of gauze with tape.