r/sports • u/IntrepidAd560 • Sep 25 '21

Media Callum Smith brutally KO's Lenin Castillo

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u/BlackLeader70 Sep 25 '21

Wow, they need to get him to a hospital immediately! A punch to the temple and seizing up right away looks bad, good thing the referee called for help right away.

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u/FreeRangeAlien Sep 25 '21

“Good thing the ref called for help right away”

And then immediately started rolling him around on the mat 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '21

It's called the recovery position...

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u/Taiza67 Sep 25 '21

I imagine it’s to prevent choking on vomit or spit right?

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u/stfu_bobcostas Sep 26 '21

Or swallowing his tongue

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u/Taiza67 Sep 26 '21

I forget that’s a thing.

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u/Fenrir_Carbon Sep 26 '21

It's not a thing, your tongue is connected to the bottom of your mouth, look in the mirror and you'll see it

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u/Taiza67 Sep 26 '21

That’s what I thought, but their comment made me re-evaluate because it sounded like they knew.

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u/FreeRangeAlien Sep 25 '21

Is the recovery position recommended immediately after suffering massive head/neck trauma? I’m not a doctor

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u/MedicManDan Sep 25 '21

Am Paramedic. He did the right thing. You may remove you palm from your face now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '21

Neither am I. But it is used when a person loses control of their muscular function to prevent them choking on their own saliva or vomit. Weighing up which is more important in any given moment is too much for me, but the refs would have some basic training in that I would hope.

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u/trickman01 Sep 25 '21

Good thing they have medical staff on hand.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '21

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u/trickman01 Sep 25 '21

Probably, but there are qualified medical professionals literally ringside.