Pray 4 Muamba

Originally Posted by tactcom7

Phil, was just something a mate said at work and it got me thinking. probably just me getting cynical in my old age, no offense meant.

No worries mate

Originally Posted by specialone

stuff.

Originally Posted by tactcom7

stuff

TBF a colleague and I had a conversation along the same lines. Structured more as

Wait for all the busy bods to get thier "why did he get 2 hours care but they gave up on my wife after 30mins" complaints in via the asswhole briefs pushing malpractise claims through hospitals.

It was corrected by another work mate who is married to an A&E nurse who said Paramedics and out of hospital staff will work on a person for as long as possible dependant on the response time and signs of life. Once in a hospital however the sad truth is that with a handful of doctors waiting on any number of paitents, they've got to stop at some point and try help someone else who may at that moment have a better chance of life.

I wonder what the future holds for him now ? he's only 23 and has his whole life ahead of him, it goes without saying that his footie carrer is over but what do you do at that age when you finally come home, sit down, flick on 'Match of the day' and go 'oh....' makes you realise how lucky you are to have your health and after the sad news this week and how life can change in the blink of an eye.

I wasnt so sure his career would be over, the hard part is surely identifying you've got the condition but then once its diagnosed it can be managed by medication.
If it does put an end to it then I recon he'll go the pundit and charity route to raise awareness if he doesnt decide to take up coaching... and as if playing for Bolton wasnt depressing enough already

Originally Posted by Owenski

I wasnt so sure his career would be over, the hard part is surely identifying you've got the condition but then once its diagnosed it can be managed by medication.
If it does put an end to it then I recon he'll go the pundit and charity route to raise awareness if he doesnt decide to take up coaching... and as if playing for Bolton wasnt depressing enough already

Yeah I thought along the lines of coaching or punditry but then again remember that manager at Newcastle I think (?) couple of years ago ? he was only a young guy and had heart problems, if he's anything about him he could make a great front man for heart health awareness stuff.

Thing is there are patterns on an ECG that mean you can't be resuscitated anyway- I'm sure that will account for a lot of the times doctors and paramedics are seen to have discontinued treatment.