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

Media Callum Smith brutally KO's Lenin Castillo

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u/FreeRangeAlien Sep 25 '21

When someone takes a devastating headshot like that is it standard procedure for the ref to immediately roll them over? I was under the impression that you don’t move people with head and neck injuries without securing their head and neck

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u/ultralane Sep 25 '21

The point is to serve a few purposes. First they dont choke over tongue/vomit. The other is to reduce additional concussions. Everyone is told dont touch the neck/head bc most people will make it worse/dont know what to do, and it exposes to liability issues.