Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
Good post. I agree completely. Question: what should the cutman have done if the usual remedy didn't work?

If such remedy is inadequate in preventing further bleeding, other medications are known to have improved the ability to address this matter.


Legal, of course, as in boxing commissions and the like, should be the prevailing interest here for use of these meds "during the course of a fight".

With particular interest and respect to legality and bounded by at least three State boxing commissions, namely, California, Nevada and Texas, an expert opinion on this matter I have recently came across stated that three drugs, namely; Avitene, Thrombine, and Surgicel, are those that can address the issue when pressure, a clean gauze and epinephrine can not.

However, the same article stated that the difficulty with these additional drugs mentioned is in their procurement, for these drugs are only dispensed through prescriptions issued by licensed medical practitioners.

To the everyday Joe, there is no access to them unless, of course, where if they were scripts issued to him by these medical professionals.

In addition and lastly, the price for these medications as gathered, is to the layman overly prohibitive!