Same old ball game

DELHI: Jamia Millia ground
Dr KC Wahal, DDCA physician for 18 years

8226; What are the medicines or equipment you have at your disposal?
There is nothing at the grounds. I have my medical bag, which has some medicines and basic first aid stuff .

8226; Can that deal with something more serious than a sprain or a fever?
No. We have hospitals close to all the venues in Delhi, and so reaching a hospital quickly is never a problem. I have asked for better facilities, but that8217;s not happened.

8226; To get to a hospital quickly, you need an ambulance. Also, ambulances have oxygen and other things.
We don8217;t have ambulances, but there are a lot of cars at our disposal and getting to a hospital, which is always close by, isn8217;t a problem.

8226; In an emergency, you might not be able to get to a hospital on time8230;
That8217;s true.

DDCA sports secretary Sunil Dev:
We8217;ve always kept a doctor at matches with the required first aid kit for minor problems. We also keep a physiotherapist. Plus he has the numbers to the nearest hospital and we have enough vehicles to transport a player in case of an emergency.

PUNJAB: PCA Stadium, Mohali
8226; Has a doctor ready on hand for emergencies
8226; Has a medical room equipped with all first-aid facilities including a ECG machine
8226; Has a tie-up with state-of-the-art Fortis Hospital, barely 1 km away

GUJARAT: Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera
8226; Located on the city8217;s outskirts
8226; No qualified doctor on the field, no ambulance in case of an emergency

GCA secretary Vikram Patel:
We stock all medicines needed to treat any injury. We don8217;t need any ambulance as we have a tie-up with Panchsheel Hospital, which is nearby in Sabarmati. It8217;s actually a 15-minute drive away in good traffic