How do I administer a medical time-out?

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A player may request a medical time-out from any official at any time during the match or warm-up (USTA Reg. III.F.5). Under Table 13: Qualified medical person available None available Evaluation begins When they arrive at the court After you explain the rule and supplies are brought Treatment time Up to 3 minutes, including deciding whether the player can continue Same Who treats Qualified medical person or trainer Anyone the player chooses; you may provide supplies Maximum total time 15 minutes, however many conditions are treated Same One time-out per treatable condition, and no more than two during one stoppage. Cramping and heat illness: one in the warm-up and one in the match. Not treatable: general fatigue, conditions that can't be helped by on-court treatment, and anything needing an injection (other than insulin), IV or oxygen. Receiving those means an immediate default (Reg. III.F.4). Exceeding the time limit is penalized under the Point Penalty System. Not resuming within 30 seconds after the time-out ends is a code violation (Table 14). No coaching during a medical time-out (Reg. III.F.7).

	Qualified medical person available	None available
Evaluation begins	When they arrive at the court	After you explain the rule and supplies are brought
Treatment time	Up to 3 minutes, including deciding whether the player can continue	Same
Who treats	Qualified medical person or trainer	Anyone the player chooses; you may provide supplies
Maximum total time	15 minutes, however many conditions are treated	Same