Risk assessment for Scottish country dance classes

Sophie Rickebusch

Message 54031 · 2 Nov 2008 19:46:02 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

Of course you can have SCD-related accidents, as with any physical
activity! I've had 2 accidents involving other dancers (one very minor
and one which had the GP completely baffled, I think he'd never heard of
anyone twisting their instep!) and one injury which just happened
without any external factor. I also know several people who have had one
or the other, resulting in sprains, pulled muscles, partial or full
tears between calf muscle and Achilles tendon... oh, and only a couple
of weeks ago a dance in Edinburgh had to be cancelled because the floor
was so slippery that a gentleman fell and gave himself a nasty bang on
the head.

I guess most people on the list can come up with similar stories...

Sophie

Martin Sheffield wrote:
> I'd be interested to know whether anyone has actually experienced or
> witnessed an accident caused by SCD. I find it hard to imagine.Nonetheless
> our club does submit to blackmail and pays for insurance year after year.
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> Martin
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Sophie Rickebusch
Edinburgh, UK