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Commotio cordis – a chest blow to athletes that can be fatal

Posted in . Background Information, Awareness, Prevention, Product warning, Sports • Tags: chest blow, commotio cordis, protective gear, Sports, ventricular fibrillation

When I and my family went mountain walking last weekend, I observed a young man donning on protective gear as he gear as he prepared for his downhill bicycle ride down from the 1400-meter mountain we were on. Helmet, elbow pads, knee pads - and pads around the torso. I’m not a mountain cyclist myself so I’d only imagine the dangers of such a sport. And I wondered - can his protective gear protect him if he falls?

Commotion of the heart

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Raquel Billiones • There are no comments, hop to it!

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