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re: Just turned on MNF…what happened?
Posted on 1/2/23 at 9:56 pm to Rebbedup
Posted on 1/2/23 at 9:56 pm to Rebbedup
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.”
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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.”
This post was edited on 1/2/23 at 9:57 pm
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Posted on 1/2/23 at 9:59 pm to 212Horn
Vital signs have stabilized and a tube put down his throat to help breathing.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 10:07 pm to 212Horn
The fact that his heart was beating faster because of the physical exertion it takes to play the game makes it an even more of an unlikely event.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 10:17 pm to 212Horn
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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.
This happened to a kid in the Auburn / Opelika area about a decade ago.
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