Issue link: http://itf.uberflip.com/i/464146
83 ITF Women's Circuit APPENDIX F MEDICAL, EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TOILET/CHANGE OF ATTIRE BREAKS MEDICAL a. Medical Condition A medical condition is a medical illness or a musculoskeletal injury that warrants medical evaluation and/or medical treatment by the Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP (also known as the Primary Health Care Provider) during the warm-up or the match. Treatable Medical Conditions i. Acute medical condition: the sudden development of a medical illness or musculoskeletal injury during the warm-up or the match that requires immediate medical attention. ii Non-acute medical condition: a medical illness or musculoskeletal injury that develops or is aggravated during the warm-up or the match and requires medical attention at the changeover or set break. Non-Treatable Medical Conditions i. Any medical condition that cannot be treated appropriately, or that will not be improved by available medical treatment within the time allowed. ii. Any medical condition (inclusive of symptoms) that has not developed or has not been aggravated during the warm-up or the match. iii. General player fatigue. iv. Any medical condition requiring injections, intravenous infusions or oxygen, except for diabetes, for which prior medical certification has been obtained, and for which subcutaneous injections of insulin may be administered. b. Medical Evaluation During the warm-up or the match, the player may request through the Chair Umpire for the Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP to evaluate her during the next change over or set break. Only in the case that a player develops an acute medical condition that necessitates an immediate stop in play may the player request through the Chair Umpire for the Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP to evaluate her immediately. The purpose of the medical evaluation is to determine if the player has developed a treatable medical condition and, if so, to determine when medical treatment is warranted. Such evaluation should be performed within a reasonable length of time, balancing player safety on the one hand, and continuous play on the other.