re: Just turned on MNF…what happened?

I feel it was most likely a Commotio Cordis. It’s caused by being struck in the chest, right above the heart at exactly the wrong instant. The heart can be totally healthy, but it can quit beating.

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“But, 60 percent of the incidents are caused by baseballs. Most of the other sports-related cases occurred in ice hockey, with other instances reported in connection with football, lacrosse, basketball, cricket, martial arts, boxing, fights, and vehicular accidents”

“The vast majority of the commotio cordis victims die. Nearly all of them are male, under the age of 20, which is when the chest wall finishes developing. The most vulnerable are children under the age of 12 whose chest cages are narrow, and who have underdeveloped chest muscles. Experts say that while most chest injuries are associated with football or baseball, they can even occur in the home with objects that are not considered dangerous.”

I seem to remember about twenty years or so ago that this happened to a kid in little league baseball somewhere who got hit with a line drive, which caused his heart to stop and killed him. I only remember it because there was a kid on my team whose mom made him wear a chest protector after it happened. Obviously I don’t remember if it was commotio cordis or not.