# Medical control

> The staff the tournament director appoints (a trained health care provider) to decide whether a hurt or concussed player may continue; the director acts as Medical Control if none is appointed.

## Where it shows up

- [One-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.10.md): c
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.10.md): c

## Related

- [Risk assessment](https://handball.theperfectship.com/risk-assessment.md)
- [Concussion protocol](https://handball.theperfectship.com/concussion.md)
- [Tournament director](https://handball.theperfectship.com/tournament-director.md)

Rules text: United States Handball Association, used with written permission — https://www.ushandball.org/