What happens when a player is injured or bleeding?

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FIH Rules 2.4, 2.5, 2.7 and 6.5 (2027): A player who is injured or bleeding must leave the field, unless medical reasons prevent it. They can't come back until wounds are covered, and nobody may play in blood-stained clothing. Nobody else may come onto the field (team officials and medical staff included) without an umpire's permission. A player who leaves for treatment, a drink or a kit change (not as a substitution) may only come back on between the 23-metre lines on the substitution side. You can substitute the injured player at any time except during a penalty corner. Time isn't stopped for substitutions. If the umpires stop time for an injury and no penalty was awarded, play restarts with a bully close to where the ball was (not within 15 m of the back-line or 5 m of the circle). An injured defending goalkeeper may be substituted during a penalty corner, by another goalkeeper or a field player. Players on or off the field stay under the umpires' authority for the whole match, including intervals.