Over 11,000 athletes are participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and they’ve got more on their minds than just the competition. The first Olympic Games to be held in South America come with some unique challenges, along with the usual threats to health and safety that every Olympic Game presents.
“Approximately 10 percent of Olympians get hurt during their days at the games, either while training on site or in actual competition,” reports Scientific American. In addition to injuries, viral, and bacterial infections are creating a serious international buzz. Let’s look at 10 health concerns each athlete in attendance faces this year.
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Top 10 Health Concerns for Olympic Athletes | University of Utah Health
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4/21/12
The Netherlands; Update Amsterdam train crash injures
The latest reports from the Amsterdam train crash indicate that there were 125 wounded of which 13 suffered major injuries while 43 or 44 were badly injured. About 70 suffered minor injuries.
Trauma helicopters were used to bring the seriously injured to hospital, a spokesman for the railways group NS said.
EU-Digest
Trauma helicopters were used to bring the seriously injured to hospital, a spokesman for the railways group NS said.
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