2-days course on ‘World Rugby First Aid in Rugby’ organized at GNDU

Amritsar, April 19 (Punjab Post Bureau) – MYAS-GNDU Department of Sports Sciences and Medicine of Guru Nanak Dev University in association with Indian Rugby Football Union and Rugby Association of Punjab organized a 2 days course on, “World Rugby First Aid in Rugby (Level 1)” which was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) Shweta Shenoy Head of the Department. In the inaugural address she stressed the importance of preparedness by the physiotherapists in handling on-field injuries. She also thanked the Rugby India for conducting this course.

About 50 Masters Students from the department attended the course. The course instructors included Ms. Vahbhiz Bharucha (World Rugby Educator, Captain of National Women’s Rugby Team and Team Doctor of Junior India National Rugby Team) and Ms. Lizanne Paes (World Rugby Qualified Level-2 medic and Rugby India Team Physiotherapist). The course focused on the basic principles of first-aid, managing emergency conditions, concussions and preventing any causality on field which help the physiotherapists