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NBC’s VOX: How an NFL hit could stop a heart (archive.vn)
posted 3 years ago by Ahaus667 3 years ago by Ahaus667 +26 / -0
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– Ahaus667 [S] 23 points 3 years ago +23 / -0

It’s still unclear what happened to Hamlin during Monday night’s game. However, it is possible for the heart to stop beating after a hard, focused hit to the chest — an event called commotio cordis in medical terms, from the Latin for “agitation of the heart.” And while it’s a well-described sports injury, it’s not something most NFL viewers are familiar with.

Anyone who watched that video knows that hit is nowhere near capable of causing commotio cordis. Vox is literally making a case for something that has never occurred in the entirety of the NFL. The only real heart attack in the NFL was in 1971 with someone who had undiagnosed heart complications. They are so terrified of the Died Suddenly trend they are literally willing to say that for the first time in NFL history someone suffered commotio cordis, from a very milquetoast tackle…

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– BetterNameUnfound 12 points 3 years ago +12 / -0

Anyone who watched that video

Which is why they don't want you watching the video.

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