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Handheld scanners being tested
- Updated: October 18, 2016
Boxing authorities are evaluating a new handheld brain scanner that could be used by ringside doctors, Sky News understands.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is closely monitoring trials of the device being carried out by the London Air Ambulance, according to sources.
The scanner can detect brain bleeds with an accuracy of 90 per cent, often before any symptoms such as headaches or confusion become apparent.
The authorities are under pressure to take every possible measure to improve safety following the death last month of Mike Towell.
The Scottish boxer collapsed after his bout with Dale Evans was stopped in the fifth round. He had a catastrophic bleed in his brain.
Dr Maurice Mann, a ringside medic for amateur and professional fights, said the scanner should be widely used.
He told Sky News: “Time is of the essence. People can have an ‘insult’ (injury) to the brain, but it is the delay and the longer the bleeding goes on where the damage …
