F.M.S Academy CC

16/08/2024

Keeping up with the times - Remember office hours are 08:30 - 16:30. Have an awesome one and take care!!

07/05/2023

The most important thing at any rugby game is the players, refs and medics, remember it can be baby's playing tag rugby and they can still get hurt, ensures safety all players / refs / Medics. Be smart...be

21/04/2023

The Limpopo Rugby Medical Association has started conducting field inspections of all medical staff on standby at rugby events to ensure the safety of the players, and that they are given proper medical treatment both on and off the field. Be safe!!

09/04/2023

Happy easter everybody, be safe!!

26/03/2023

Limpopo Rugby Medical Association now in full force. Ensuring the safety of the players of schools and club rugby!

27/01/2023

Although healthy individuals can tolerate caffeine in moderation, heavy caffeine consumption, just like drinking energy drinks, has been linked to serious health effects like mania, seizures, stroke, and even sudden death.

Children and adolescents are at a higher risk of developing adverse effects from drinking energy drinks. These include palpitations, sleeping problems, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and seizures. Children who drank more energy drinks were likely to use alcohol or have binge drinking, to smoke, or use other drugs, and display hyperactivity and other high-risk behavior.

This was also linked to self-destructive behavior, problems with behavioral regulation and other social skills, as well as poor lifestyle choices such as junk food consumption. In the long term, the high sugar content of these drinks causes dental caries, weight gain, obesity or overweight, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Large amounts of caffeine may cause severe heart and blood vessel problems like heart rhythm disturbances, increased heart rate and high blood pressure. In children, caffeine may negatively impact their still-developing cardiovascular and nervous systems.

In some cases, children and adolescents drink these beverages without control. They gulp several bottles a day, which can turn deadly. Caffeine intoxication, caffeine withdrawal symptoms, sleep disturbances, dehydration and anxiety are among the immediate dangers of unregulated energy drink consumption.

In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns against children drinking these beverages. In a randomized study conducted by experts, they found that caffeinated energy drinks markedly prolong the QTc interval, a measurement made on an electrocardiogram used to assess some of the electrical properties of the heart, and also increase the central and brachial blood pressure. Prolonged QTc interval increases the likelihood of ventricular tachycardia, a type of fast heart rate that comes from an altered electrical activity in the heart.

19/01/2023

Dehydration is caused by not drinking enough fluid or by losing more fluid than you take in. Fluid is lost through sweat, tears, vomiting, urine or diarrhoea. The severity of dehydration can depend on a number of factors, such as climate, level of physical activity and diet.
Symptoms
Dry mouth and tongue.
No tears when crying.
No wet diapers for three hours.
Sunken eyes, cheeks.
Sunken soft spot on top of skull.
Listlessness or irritability.
Effects of Dehydration

As you lose fluid, your blood becomes more concentrated, making your cardiovascular system work harder to efficiently pump blood. A high blood concentration also makes your kidneys retain more water, which is why you urinate less.
Most adults with mild to moderate dehydration from diarrhea, vomiting or fever can improve their condition by drinking more water or other liquids. Diarrhea may be worsened by full-strength fruit juice and soft drinks. If you work or exercise outdoors during hot or humid weather, cool water is your best bet.

09/12/2022

As the year draws closer to an end of 2022, i ask that all our friends, loved ones and everybody be safe out there,
don't drink and drive,
leave your cell phone, it can wait,
look where you are driving,
when tired, pull over, stretch, open a window, whatever works for you!!

Remember, safety starts with you!!!

31/10/2022

Good luck to all the grade 12's starting with their exams today!!!

25/07/2022

17/07/2022

We had so much fun the past few weeks with the Nationals hockey in Limpopo, the kids were great and the coaches (and their reactions) were even better, Well done to the teams who won and made it!! Made allot of new friends and some old friends came together. You were all just awesome! To the kids who got hurt, we wish you a speedy recovery and see you on the field again soon!!

09/07/2022

That's why we do what we do....