What if my child gets hurt, sick or starts cramping?

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Medical time-out (USTA Reg. III.F; Table 13): evaluation time plus up to 3 minutes of treatment, 15 minutes maximum in total. One per treatable condition. Cramping and heat illness are limited to one time-out in the warm-up and one in the match. General fatigue doesn't qualify. Who can treat: during a time-out, a qualified medical person or trainer if one is available; if none is available, anyone the player selects, and the official may provide supplies. At changeovers and set breaks, your child may get evaluation, treatment or supplies from anyone, including you, for a treatable condition. An official must be told before supplies are used, and on-court treatment at these breaks is limited to two times. Bleeding: up to 15 minutes to stop it and clean up. If bleeding hasn't stopped, the player must retire. Not allowed: injections (other than insulin), IV fluids or supplemental oxygen during a match mean an immediate default. Diabetic players may check blood sugar and use insulin (Reg. III.F.4). No coaching is allowed during medical or bleeding time-outs.