It's a healthy start to have paramedic and ambulance on standby during soccer tournaments. All crowded activities such as fetes, competitions and religious ceremonies should have medical personnel and ambulances in its vicinity to take care of emergencies.
Avelino Bastora/Kuwait _______________ From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MARGAO, Dec. 28. =97 The Goa Football Association has not really learnt a= lesson from the tragic on-field death of Dempo striker Cristiano Junior,= Ten minutes into the match, the goalkeeper of Mundvel Sports Club, Alex, = and a ABC Benaulim Sports Club midfielder went in for an aerial ball. It = is believed that the midfielder=92s elbow hit Alex on the chest, leaving = him unconscious on the ground for nearly five minutes. A GFA official admitted that Sunday=92s incident was an eye opener. He sa= id the association should arrange for medical requirements during all the= GFA leagues matches. =93We spend quite an amount on the referees and the= match commissioners to supervise a match. Requisitioning the services of= a doctor would not make much difference,=94 he said.=20
