New Rules Medical Attention

UNIÓN PANAMERICANA DE JUDO		UNIÃO PANAMERICANA DE JUDÔ
PANAMERICAN JUDO UNION		UNION PANAMERICAINE DE JUDO

The decision of kachi where one contestant is unable to continue because of injury, illness or accident during the contest shall be given by the referee after consultation with the judges according to the following clauses:

(I)	Where the cause of the injury is attributed to the injured contestant he shall lose the contest.
(II)	Where the cause of the injury is attributed to the uninjured contestant the uninjured contestant shall lose the contest.
(III)	Where it is impossible to determine the cause of injury to either contestant, the contestant unable to continue he then loses the contest.

b)	Sickness

Generally, where one contestant is taken sick during a contest and is unable to continue, he shall lose the contest.

Where an accident occurs which is due to an outside influence (force majeure), after consulting with the Referee Commission, the contest can be considered cancelled or postponed. In those cases of ‘force majeure’, the Sports Direction will be taking the last decision.

The referee may call the doctor to attend the contestant in cases where an injury of major impact occurs with the head or the back (vertebral column), or whenever the referee has any reasonable doubts of any major or grave injury. In this case the doctor will examine the contestant in the short amount of time possible, indicating to the referee that the contestant may or may not continue.

The contestant may ask the referee for medical intervention, but in this case the contest is terminated, declaring a loss by Kiken gachi.

The doctor may also ask for intervention to his contestant, but in this case the contest is terminated, declaring a loss by Kiken gachi.

Generally only one doctor for each contestant is allowed on the competition area. Should a doctor require assistance the referee must first be informed.

Medical Assistance.-

Ø When the doctor (when ask by the referee) intervenes with a contestant, the assistance should be given in the least amount of time as possible.

In the case of a broken nail, the doctor is allowed to assist in cutting the nail.

Ø When the doctor intervenes (when ask by the contestant) the referee should consider the contest as terminated and announce ‘Soremade’, the doctor should attend the injured contestant who will then lose by Kiken gachi.

Medical Intervention in a bleeding injury.-

For safety measures whenever there is blood it should always be completely isolated by means of adhesive tape, bandage, nasal tampon, (it is allowed to use blood clotters and hemostatics products).

Note: With the exception of the above situations, if the doctor applies any treatment, the opponent will win by Kiken-gachi.

If the accredited team doctor after an examination of an injured contestant(s), advises the referees that the contestant(s) cannot continue the contest, the referee after consultation with the judges, shall end the contest and indicate the result of Kiken gachi.

If after an injury to one or both of the contestants, the referee and judges are of the opinion that the contest should not continue, the referee shall end the contest and indicate the result of Kiken gachi.

When a bleeding injury occurs, the referee will call the doctor to assist the contestant with the intention of stopping and isolate the blood.

In cases of blood the referee for safety measures will call for the doctor as many times as necessary, it is not allowed to compete when bleeding.

The same bleeding injury, may be treated by the doctor in (2) two occasions. The (3) third time that the same bleeding injury is reproduced, the referees (after previous consultation) should consider stopping the contest with the intention of protecting the contestants integrity. In this case the injured contestant should be declared the loser by Kiken gachi.

In any case where the blood is not contained and isolated, the injured contestant should be declared the loser by Kiken gachi.

Minor Injury or lesion.-

For example in cases of a dislocated finger, the referee should stop the contest (by calling Mate or Sonomama) and allowed the contestant to reset the dislocated finger, this action should be done immediately and the contestant should continue.

The contestant should be allowed to reset the same finger in (2) two occasions. If for a third time the same injury is reproduced, it should be considered that the contestant is in no conditions to continue the contest therefore, terminating the contest declaring the contestant a loser by Kiken gachi.

If during the contest Uke is injured due to an action by Tori and Uke cannot continue, the refereeing team should analyze the case and decide according to the rules. Each case is decided on its own merit.

In the case where Tori during an intentional action causes an injury to Uke, the penalty that will be applied to Tori should be direct Hansoku Make, apart from any other dispositions that may be taken by the Sports Committee and Tournament Director.

In the case that a doctor, responsible for a contestant in his fight, clearly realizes - especially in case of strangling technique - that there is a serious danger for the health of his contestant, he can go to the edge of the tatami and call upon the referees to immediately stop the contest. The referees have to take all the necessary steps in order to assist the doctor. Such an intervention will consequently mean the loss of the contest and should therefore only be adopted in extreme cases.

At the IJF Championships, the official team doctor should have a medical degree and must register prior to the competition. He is the only person allowed to sit at the designated area and must be so identified. e.g. wear a red cross arm-band.

When accrediting a doctor for their team, the National Federations must take the responsibility for the actions of their doctors.

The doctors must be informed about the amendments and interpretations of the rules.

A meeting conducted by the IJF Refereeing Director will be organized for the team doctors, prior to any IJF Championships.