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Safety tips for when your on the field: 1. Keep your mask/goggles on at all times when playing on the field, I know it is tempting to lift your goggles just a little bit to defog them, but dont. 2. Make sure your marker is shooting paintballs under 300 fps, use a cronograph to check it. 3. Never look down the barrel of a marker. 4. Only wear masks specifically for paintball. 5. Do not take a co2 tank apart or try to repair it yourself, take it to someone who is qualified to do it. (Armageddon Paintball Supply does not repair co2 tanks, but we do replace o-rings and rupture nuts) 6. Keep markers and masks out of the sun when you are not using them. 7. Never play with a cracked or broken lense, replace them before resuming play. 8. Never shoot someone with the barrel touching them. (Use the surrender or die technique) 9. Never alter your equipment unless you specifically know what you are doing. 10. Keep yourself hydrated while on he field, drink water even if your not thirsty. 11. Stretch before you play. 12. Never assume that a marker is empty. 13. When you have your tank refilled, make sure that it is not overfilled. Paintball is a relatively safe sport to play. There are about 45 injuries per 100,000 participants per year. Research published by the Minnesota Paintball Association has argued that paintball is one of the statistically safest sports to participate in, with 20 injuries per 100,000 players annually, and these injuries tend to be incidental to not the paintball markers but to the outdoor physical activity (trips and falls). An international study using 288 incidents has shown that of modern sports, paintball is responsible for 20.8% of eye injuries. Furthermore, a one year study undertaken by the Eye Emergency Department, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston has shown that most sports eye injuries are caused by sports such as basketball, baseball, hockey, and racquetball. Another analysis concluded that eye injuries incurred from paintball were in settings where protective equipment were not enforced, or were removed by the player during play. Eye injuries can occur when protective equipment is not properly used and such injuries often cause devastating visual loss. Most paintball fields will enforce a 'masks on' policy, and most fields will eject players who choose to disobey. |
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