A football match turned into a fight for life when, 78 minutes into the game, a player collapsed and fell dead on the pitch.
Sport has different degrees of severity depending on the field. During the Olympics It was seen that some athletes were injured and had to abandon the competition. The world of football has several tragic stories such as that of Fabrice Muamba who was dead on the field of play and came back to life.
Muamba’s life, which promised a bright future in football, took an unexpected turn when his heart stopped in the middle of a match. “Suddenly I started to feel very dizzy and I collapsed,” says the former player, recalling what was for him “the most important match of my career“.
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The story of Fabrice Muamba, the footballer who was dead for 78 minutes
Fabrice Muamba, former midfielder of Bolton Wandererswas only 23 years old when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game of the FA Cup against the Tottenham in 2012. As soon as his body fell to the ground, a group of doctors fought for 78 minutes, during which time Muamba was clinically dead.
“I received CPR on the pitch with two electric shocks“, said the former player and added: “When we arrived at the hospital they took me directly to the operating room, they put a catheter in me, they gave me more electric shocks and medication. 78 minutes after I fainted My heart started to work again and regained consciousness.”
Muamba will never forget that day and continues to be grateful to the medical equipment and technology that saved him. Although he also noted: “I am grateful to God that I am still here and I am still surprised that I was gone for so long and was able to return.”
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