WeCryHavoc
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Great thread keep it up!!
I've coached at a few tourneys now but there's head gear so I hadn't really need to worry about cuts too much. Now I'm coaching fighters for Battlefield and other than an endswell I don't have much experience.
I have a couple questions about epi 1:1000 -
Is there any concerns about allergies or something going wrong while using it? Has anyone ever reacted negatively to it?
Do you need to be licensed to use it?
I found THIS but it has to due with inadvertent injections.
Anyone have any experince with Dermabond?
From my understanding it's more if your fighter gets cut in training before a fight, as opposed to during the fight itself.
I've coached at a few tourneys now but there's head gear so I hadn't really need to worry about cuts too much. Now I'm coaching fighters for Battlefield and other than an endswell I don't have much experience.
I have a couple questions about epi 1:1000 -
Is there any concerns about allergies or something going wrong while using it? Has anyone ever reacted negatively to it?
Do you need to be licensed to use it?
I found THIS but it has to due with inadvertent injections.
Anyone have any experince with Dermabond?
From my understanding it's more if your fighter gets cut in training before a fight, as opposed to during the fight itself.
I have two kits nowadays for training supplies. One Amateur and one Pro. The Pro one has A LOT more shit in it, but it's still neat and compact. I have one of Title's bags that has a compartment for ice at the bottom, so it keeps everything in it cooled.
The reason I did this was to differentiate cornering for Amateurs and Pro shows. I've done quite a few Amateur shows now myself (Boxing), and was recently involved in a Pro show where you'd be shocked at how ill-prepared some trainers were. One kid didn't even bring a cup or a mouthpiece, and his trainer had the degradation of having to go into the opponent's dressing room (more than one fighter to a dressing room) and ask if anyone had a cup the kid could borrow. Other trainers had NO cut supplies, no vaseline, no scissors, NOTHING.
But, at the same time when I do Amateur shows, and I have two coming up within the next two weeks, I don't want to haul a bunch of shit I don't need there. Nor to possibly lose something important. So I just have two kits now.
Ja! That shit happens all the time here. Guys show up to weigh-ins with full beards and have to shave on the spot. I've not had the contact lens issue come up, but that's very smart nonetheless.
You sound like a very good hired-gun. You could get tons of work around Vegas. The card I mentioned where a few guys were ill-prepared was actually a televised ESPN 2 card. So the guys who NEEDED the work would have paid well for it.
Man, I hope you don't mind but I'd like to pick your brain a bit more:I carry 3 end swells. One is flat, 2 are rounded. I really only need 2, but I've had stuff stolen, or people ask to borrow one, hence the 3rd.
I was able to stop a bloody nose and an eye from swelling long enough for my guy to stop his opponent in the third round by tko. His entire fight, he dominated save for a rogue right hand from his opponent that landed and did a little damage.
All in all a good night.
Man, I hope you don't mind but I'd like to pick your brain a bit more:
I have a long, rectangular, rounded one, but I have yet to use it. I was also looking at getting a smaller, flat circular one as well. I'd imagine the smaller ones are better better for direct pressure in smaller areas (like under the eye) while the longer, rounded ones could be used for above the eye. This is just a guess though and I'd love to hear your opinion on which to use for different scenarios.
A more general question for everyone - would it be worth it to get a higher level first aid certification - like Industrial First Aid? Not just for the knowledge, but for insurance purposes and getting a foot in the door with promoters, too.
Thanks to Tripnastic and KK for the tips and sharing their knowledge. Much appreciated.