290.992 Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts Safety:
The Medical Society of the State of New York urges adoption of regulation/legislation so that boxing/mixed martial arts at all levels comply with the following:
1) All competitors must wear protective head gear;
2) Competitions should not be based on knockouts as the standard of victory
MSSNY encourages the development and use of brain injury risk assessment tools to evaluate individual boxers and mixed martial arts participants and further encourage ringside physicians to halt the match when a participant has experienced concussive or sub-concussive blows that place him/her at imminent risk of more serious injury. (HOD 2012-151; referred to, modified and adopted by Council 3/4/2013; Reaffirmed in lieu of HOD 2020-151)
