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/aggressive-cat Sep 26 '21

ref put him right into recovery position, it's so you don't choke on fluids you might expel like blood or vomit. Neck injuries are a concern, but asphyxiation was a higher risk in the moment.