Citation

Coletta DF. Clin. Sports Med. 2009; 28(4): 579-590.

Affiliation

New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, PO Box 180, Trenton, NJ 08675, USA; American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians, 40 Heights Road, Suite 201 Darien, CT 06820, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.csm.2009.06.001

PMID

19819403

Abstract

Professional boxing has done an admirable job in promoting safety standards in its particular sport. However, injuries occur during the normal course of competition and, unfortunately, an occasional life-threatening emergency may arise. Although most common medical emergencies in boxing are injuries from closed head trauma, in this article those infrequent but potentially catastrophic nonneurologic conditions are reviewed along with some less serious emergencies that the physician must be prepared to address.

Language: en