Injuries and ways to prevent them/make them better

3 types of Injuries

Stage Combat

Stage combat can be a very dangerous technique in any types of drama studios. If your attention is not with 100% with what you’re doing then there is a high risk of injuries. Paying attention to your partner is rather important as you will be telling each other what to expect and slowly go through how you will do it. If you was to pretend to punch someone in the face and you accidently end up hitting them for real and have hit them with a bit of power. The best treatment for them is to sit down on a chair and have an icepack. This will help slow down any swelling that could happen and it can also help pain relief.   

Set and Props

When moving large parts of set around, be sure to have at least 3 to 4 people with you at all times. This is to help support any heavy objects that will be moved. 3 to 4 people are suggested so the weight of the object is spread out evenly and therefore means it’s not so heavy. An injury that could occur is that a panel or a prop could fall on you and leave you stuck of could fall on you and still leave you bruised or cut. Having people there to guide you is a way that you can restrict an injury from occurring and also it can having some sort of ice cooler will help any swelling that may occur.

Physical Theatre

A key health and safety element to physical theatre and a way in which you can reduce any injures is to make sure you are paying full attention, just like stage combat. However with physical theatre you need to make sure you have rehearsed any lifts or certain types of movement before trying it. The best idea would to be planning each piece of movement step by step. Making sure that the actor knows what is going on and who they are relying on. There are many things that can go wrong, like someone being dropped in a lift. A way to prevent this by ensuring that the person who is being lifted is always placed down feet first. Any other way could be dangerous and could result in injury. A way to deal with an injury in physical by making sure that there is always someone (aq director) watching so that if someone is injured, they can examine the actor and ensure that nothing is wrong.