Coaches save high school football player from cardiac arrest after near-fatal hit
Thanks to quick and effective CPR with a defibrillator, coaches were able to save Spencer Davis’ life. Now the 16-year-old ...
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Commotio cordis: cardiovascular manifestations of a rare survivor.
Death due to low-energy chest wall trauma, commotio cordis, may occur in young athletes. Death is sudden and usually refractory to even immediate resuscitation efforts. Herein are described the ...
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Coaches save high school football player from cardiac arrest after near-fatal hit
“They said everything they had done tests (for) … were coming back normal and everything looked like classic signs of commotio cordis.” Commotio cordis happens when a “sudden blunt impact ...