What do the doctors do in UFC and other MMA organizations when somebody is knocked out or choked out? What kind of questions do they ask? How long does it take for someone to wake up? Any information is helpful. Thanks :]
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if someone gets knocked out, the docters probebly take him in, examine him for head injuries, and then other sorts of injuries, and then they’d probebly just let the person chill till he’s conscious so they know if he needs painkillers, or if his head even hurts
through questions n shit they’d figure it out and get him back to his life asap
It’s not very hard to tell. Some fights are even called before there’s a knockout, which is considered a technical knock out or a referee stoppage.
Basically, any any ref is going to have been around the sport or any combat sport for an extremely long time, but what they check for is unresponsiveness or when you see a person go limp. The signs are very clear and the referees are always on the lookout for them.
After a choke out a person usually comes about very quickly, for a knockout, the time varies, sometimes the fighter is back on his feet protesting the moment a referee makes the call and other times it can take up to minutes. The longer it takes the more grave the situation.
they mostly make sure they are still alive, which of course they will be. They come too on there own, usually in a few seconds, if you are chocked really hard, and long, you might need cpr.
First off, all of the fighters these days are required to get an fMRI – a functional magnetic resonance image. Basically, its a snapshot of their bran in its healthy, undamaged state. It shows how their brain should be working if everything is OK.
Immediately following a KO, the doctors move into the ring and attend to the immediate physical side effects. Believe it or not, some people actually stop breathing when KO’d, so the docs make sure they are breating on their own and without difficulty. Next, they check for obvious signs of a devastating injury – are the athletes eyes able to focus and distinguish between objects? Are there any massive cuts, bleeding, or contusions? Is the athlete complaining of abnormal pain anywhere? They will also check for other signs of an injury, such as whether the athlete knows their name, where they are, what day it is, etc.
Following a KO, the athlete is now required to get another fMRI. This time, the docs will compare the new one to the one that was taken when they were healthy. They will perform regular follow ups until such time as the fMRI and brain function have returned to a normal state. They will also be keeping an eye on them for any signs of brain swelling, cerebro-spinal fluid loss, etc.
Another place you could look for some info on this is the website http://www.drjohnnybenjamin.com. He’s an MMA doctor who also contributes every week to the site http://www.mmajunkie.com. You can even email him this question and he will provide a far more detailed explanation than I can of what happens and what the process is.
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