UNAIR NEWS On Saturday April 30, Association of Indonesian Medical Student Team Assistance (PTBMMKI) Region IV and V in collaboration with Aesculap Environmental Study Group (KPLA) BEM FK UNAIR held a seminar and workshop entitled 淪port Injury: A Simplified Approach of Understanding and Performing Acute Management.Seminar held in Infection Hospital Hospital (RSKI) UNAIR was attended by medical teams of 17 universities in region IV and V. UNAIR was the host for this annual seminar.
淭his year, UNAIR is trusted to host the seminar and the theme is sport injury, said Berta Lovita, the head of the committee.
According to Khafid Robbani, the Head of KPLA BEM FK UNAIR, the seminar is held to share knowledge and be acquainted with medical teams from many universities in region IV and V. The participants can also earn directly from the experts of sport clinic in Surabaya.
淲e are gathering here in order to share knowledge and learn directly from the experts, said he said in his speech.
Underestimating Injury
The seminar was attended by Prof. Dr. Achmad Sjarwani, dr., SpB., Sp.OT(K), the expert on Orthopaedic and Traumatology, as the main speaker. Prof. Sjarwani said that Indonesian needs to understand more about sport injury. They often underestimate the injury which can be fatal if it isn檛 treated immediately.
淣ot only for injured athletes, public can also get injuries, so they need to understand the treatment, said the lecturer of FK UNAIR.
In the occasion, Prof. Sjarwani also regretted the public still trusting the treatment to people who have not understood the injury well. Prof Sjarwani said that the public prefer going to traditional orthopaedist to medical expert. So oftenly, the injury became even more fatal.
淎 lump on an arm brought to traditional orthopaedist then became tumor, this is fatal, said Prof. Sjarwani while giving examples.
淏eneath our skin there are so many veins, if there injury and then being massaged, it can break and cause inflammation, he added.
He hoped that the public to be more careful in handling their injuries. If they had to get treatments, then they should go to anyone who understands the injuries well.
淚f there is an injury better be careful, don檛 be careless, he said. (*)
Author : Dilan Salsabila
Editor : Nuri Hermawan
