Rome 2013

[Happy]

* Competitive Categories: M/W 14, 16, 18, 21Senior, 21K, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65

Does that mean M/W12 don't need one?

[graeme]

get a nice friendly medically qualified orienteer to sign,

Please dont ask for this. It won't mean anything, but your medically qualified orienteer
risks getting struck off. Then you'll have one fewer friend.

or to put any random stamp on it and assume nobody will ever look?

Just as good. Then don't expect the organisers to pay your medical expenses. As I'm sure you didn't anyway.

[Jayne]

Graeme - I hadn't been planning to ask for it - I was referring back to such a person offering to do so earlier in the thread but exactly why I'm not sure a GP should sign such a form unless they'd carried out the tests listed.

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Just as good. Then don't expect the organisers to pay your medical expenses. As I'm sure you didn't anyway.
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In a medical situation, wouldn't EHIC card mean we wouldn't have to pay medical expenses, or should at least get them reimbursed?

[madmike]

Must be honest - wishing now I'd entered Salisbury & November Classic.

How does the Venice race and PWT tours manage to accept entries without medical certificates?

Cos they don't ask the question at Venice and it is led by Czechs. Gabriele Viale of PWT does not register his events with FISO. He has his own insurance now cos he got sued before !

[madmike]

So, can I just check (before I email our entrants) that we just need a medical cert. signed by a doctor such as we'd do for French races but not a full medical inc. ECG etc.
Jayne

Yes that is what I was told on Sunday and Daniele should be putting out an email to that effect.

[madmike]

In a medical situation, wouldn't EHIC card mean we wouldn't have to pay medical expenses, or should at least get them reimbursed?

Yes EHIC will cover your emergency treatment and we will have hired a doctor to be there for all 3 days and probably an ambulance as well.

[Mrs H]

In which case is he going to send out another form without those tests listed on the bottom?

[madmike]

I'm not going to Rome (where's the smug emoticon?) but, according to the FRA website, if one is taking part in an athletic event 'abroad' one can use one's English Athletics membership card instead of a 'fitness to race' letter/certificate. Cannot the BritO membership card work the same magic?

Read back through the thread! That is exactly what we had agreed then.............................

Please don't use a smug emoticon on this thread because:

a. I am already taking pills for my blood pressure.

b. you are going to miss 3 great races, Coloseum, Roman Forum, Circus Maximus are all on most courses on day 3 - unless there is an effing chariot race that no one told me about.

[madmike]

In which case is he going to send out another form without those tests listed on the bottom?

Yes he is - sorry to muck you about

[deebee]

Hey Mike, only trying to help...

[madmike]

All entrants, or 'club leaders', as far as I am aware, have received the forms via email.
The doctors form should look like this:
Attachment 1
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR
COMPETITIVE * SPORTS
PLEASE USE BLOCK LETTERS ONLY
I, Doctor (name, surname) ________________________________________
with office at (complete address)
_____________________________________________________________
Phone number _________________________________________________
declare myself fully responsible and acknowledge the consequences for
falsely declaring that
Mr./Mrs. (name/surname) ________________________________________
born (city, country) ______________________________________________
on (dd/mm/yyyy) ___________________ and resident at (complete address)
_____________________________________________________________
based on a sport physical exam done by me on (dd/mm/yyyy) ____________
is in good health and fit to compete in a competitive orienteering race
according to current laws.
This certificate is valid one year from this date.
Date ____________ Doctor’s signature and stamp ___________________
IN THE LACK OF THIS CERTIFICATE THE ATHLETE WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE RACES.
Complete and return by email to: docs@rome2013.net within Saturday 26th Oct.
Deliver the original certificate duly signed and stamped to the event center between 12.00 and 15.00 on
Friday 1st Nov.
The medical examinations required (ex D.M. 18 febbraio 1982) to obtain a medical certificate of fitness for
competitive sport program are:
1. Medical-sports check-up;
2. A regular urine test;
3. Electrocardiogram both at rest and exercise;
4. Spirometry (breathing test).
* Competitive Categories: M/W 14, 16, 18, 21Senior, 21K, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65

The check-up, urine test, ECG plus spirometry could cost £300!

Missing the point completely I am afraid! Please reread the thread! New form inbound from Daniele

[madmike]

Hey Mike, only trying to help...

deebee sorry - I didn't mean to snap please accept my apologies

[Mrs H]

Well I don't think that's going to be too hard to sort out then. Can't wait.

[madmike]

* Competitive Categories: M/W 14, 16, 18, 21Senior, 21K, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65

Does that mean M/W12 don't need one?

Well technically it probably means they need the other type of medical certificate to practice non-competitive sport, join a gym or go swimming! Let's not go there!

M/W 12, OPEN K, OPEN L and Esordienti (Beginners) classes are non-competitive here. Even if I often jog?walk the Open course, which is exactly the same as the W55!

You couldn't make it up

[madmike]

* Competitive Categories: M/W 14, 16, 18, 21Senior, 21K, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65

Does that mean M/W12 don't need one?

Well technically it probably means they need the other type of medical certificate to practice non-competitive sport, join a gym or go swimming! Let's not go there!

M/W 12, OPEN K, OPEN L and Esordienti (Beginners) classes are non-competitive here. Even if I often jog/walk the Open course, which is often exactly the same as the W55!

You couldn't make it up