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Green Whistle: What Sports Medicine Teams Should Know About Penthrox

Green Whistle: What Sports Medicine Teams Should Know About Penthrox
Canada's Ismael Kone (8) leaves the field on a stretcher during the second half of a World Cup Group B soccer match against Qatar, in Vancouver, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Written by: Hayden K. Lee, MBA, SportPharm Pharmacy Intern  If you watched the 2026 World Cup, you might have seen Canadian international Ismaël Koné suffer a serious broken tibia/fibula injury. As he was carted off the pitch, ending his tournament, you may have noticed a small, bright green device held to his mouth during sideline treatmernt. That...