Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Boxing Club Medicals - Doctors Help

  • 12-03-2007 3:56pm
    #1
    MBC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Looking for a bit of help from a Qualified Doctor. I am involved in a boxing club and we have about 10-15 young kids looking to get there boxing medical's done. GP's are charging up to €60 even if the kids have a medical card - it takes about 10 minutes work, the club is in a driprived area of Dublin and some families with 2 and more boxers just can't fork this money out.

    Was wondering if a doctor would be interested in coming to our club (or we can come to you) and completing these medicals for say €20 a head????


    If interested please PM me.

    Cheers
    Paul


Comments

  • #2
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    Surely someone here could help you?

    I'm afraid I can't. I'm a paediatrician, but I work in Scotland. To work in Ireland I'd need to pay a shed load of cash to the IMO, so I couldn't legally do the medicals for you, otherwise I'd have been happy to do them free of charge.

    We've a few doctors on this thread. Maybe some of them could help? The problem as I can see it though, is that it's very difficult to say somebody is fit to box, especially a kid. Also, what's the legal position if one of the kids takes a knock in the ring, keels over and ends up in intensive care? Will his ma sue the doctor who cleared him to fight?

    A medical check is basically a head to toe examination. There's an awful lot of stuff that won't be picked up on a medical. Also, if you're not the child's GP you may not know about pre-existing medical condition (eg how bad is the kid's asthma? etc etc).

    I suspect that's why people are looking for big money to do them. Having said that, it would be a shame if the kids couldn't participate because their parents can't afford it though.

    Anyone got any experience of doing sports medicals? any ideas on how to solve this problem?


  • #3
    MBC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭MBC


    Cheers for the reply TallaghtIT, still no luck yet mate.

    I do understand the probs re the history of the child etc...........so that is sort of a problem.

    Thanks again.


  • #4
    Dr Galen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭Dr Galen


    any luck yet mate?
    what part of Dublin u in?


  • #5
    MBC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭MBC


    No Luck Yet. We are out Dun Laoghaire direction.


Advertisement