What happens when a player gets hurt or sick during a match?

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During a rally (USAV 17.1.1) The referee stops play, lets medical help onto the court, and the rally is replayed. If the player can't continue within a reasonable time, you must replace them by substitution, a legal libero replacement (if the libero isn't already on court), or take a legal timeout. If you tell the referees a substitute will replace the injured player, no timeout is charged, however long it takes to remove the player safely. You can't make other substitution requests until the injury situation is resolved. No legal substitute (USAV 17.1.2) If no legal or exceptional substitution is possible, the referee grants a special injury timeout of up to 3 minutes. After that you may use your legal timeouts. If the player still can't play, the team is incomplete for the set. No player gets more than one 3-minute injury timeout per match. Needing a second makes the team incomplete for the match. An exceptional substitution does not count against your 15, but the injured player can't return in that match. Blood The player leaves the court for treatment. A blood-soaked uniform must be changed quickly to a similar one; a different number is allowed (no duplicates) with no sanction. Possible concussion USA Volleyball's rulebook includes CDC concussion signs (dazed, confused, clumsy, headache, nausea, balance or vision problems, "not feeling right"). Follow CDC HEADS UP: remove the athlete, no return that day, and return only with a health care provider's clearance.