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All three seem to have had died due to undiagnosed, preexisting conditions that lead to their deaths, as most football players that have died had.

 

Drawing upon my medical knowledge, it sounds like the two that died after impacts had what is know as Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), which is normally undiagnosed until the patient as a cerebral hemorrhage. My niece died of an AVM after child birth at the age of 24. It's basically bomb waiting to go off for most people that have them. The impact may have been a secondary cause of death, or those two players may have dropped dead anyway, no one knows for sure.

 

The third player, that collapsed during pre-game, could have died of a lot of things, may have been an AVM or a blood clot. Could have been a lot of things.

 

It's sad, but just because a player died while playing football does not mean football killed the player.

All three seem to have had died due to undiagnosed, preexisting conditions that lead to their deaths, as most football players that have died had.

 

Drawing upon my medical knowledge, it sounds like the two that died after impacts had what is know as Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), which is normally undiagnosed until the patient as a cerebral hemorrhage. My niece died of an AVM after child birth at the age of 24. It's basically bomb waiting to go off for most people that have them. The impact may have been a secondary cause of death, or those two players may have dropped dead anyway, no one knows for sure.

 

The third player, that collapsed during pre-game, could have died of a lot of things, may have been an AVM or a blood clot. Could have been a lot of things.

 

It's sad, but just because a player died while playing football does not mean football killed the player.

 

Agree 1,000 percent.

My thought exactly RAM, while extremely tragic, and very sad it does seem like some sort of pre-existing health issue was in play. Football is a dangerous sport and unfortunately this happens. But I don't think football was the only cause of these tragedies. Prayers to these 3 families and all of those involved.

All three seem to have had died due to undiagnosed, preexisting conditions that lead to their deaths, as most football players that have died had.

 

Drawing upon my medical knowledge, it sounds like the two that died after impacts had what is know as Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), which is normally undiagnosed until the patient as a cerebral hemorrhage. My niece died of an AVM after child birth at the age of 24. It's basically bomb waiting to go off for most people that have them. The impact may have been a secondary cause of death, or those two players may have dropped dead anyway, no one knows for sure.

 

The third player, that collapsed during pre-game, could have died of a lot of things, may have been an AVM or a blood clot. Could have been a lot of things.

 

It's sad, but just because a player died while playing football does not mean football killed the player.

 

Are there tests that can check for this so parents know if its is a risk for their child?

Beyond tragic. As is any young person death.

 

As for how it pertains to football, Dabo pretty much sums up my thoughts on this.

"Hey Dabo, do you think football will still exist in 25 years?"

No proof here, just a thought, did these players use a stimulant before the game? If so, did it exacerbate the pre existing condition? The media focuses on PEDs that affect hormones, but stimulants, be they downing a couple of monsters or taking diet pills, really mess w the heart's rhythm.

It's certainly tragic. But people (and especially kids) are die while participating in nearly every sport. We've seen kids die during basketball games, after being struck by baseballs etc. 1000's of kids are treated every day because of injuries sustained during sporting events. That's why it's so important to have qualified trainers available, and plans in place as to how to handle severe injuries.

Are there tests that can check for this so parents know if its is a risk for their child?

I don't know of one, it is normally found upon autopsy.

 

I suppose it could be found by venigram, but I don't know of anyone ever having one for the purpose of finding an AVM.

The same is true with a lot of the "Heat related" deaths. Many of those players that died had a congenital heart defect that was undiagnosed and otherwise unknown to them.

 

I played high school football with a friend who's lips would turn blue when he was playing sports. His parents were concerned and took him to his doctor several times and many test were ran. All the test showed he was a healthy teenage boy with no known medical condition. One year after we graduated high school his parents found him dead. Upon autopsy, they found him to have a heart defect only diagnosable by autopsy. Tragic. But, what would the headlines have been if he had died in a football game?

First thing that needs to happen is banning the energy drinks for kids, all they do is load up on that stuff anymore.

I don't know of one, it is normally found upon autopsy.

 

I suppose it could be found by venigram, but I don't know of anyone ever having one for the purpose of finding an AVM.

 

Thanks. My son has a very small murmur and I was just curious. He plays JFL and has never had the lips turn blue etc. Our Dr. monitors it on his well visits. But I have always thought I would get a closer look done at his heart once he got a little older.

My nephew died at Scott high school on the soccer field with a rare heart disease October 6th 2010, our thoughts and prayers go out to these family's and fellow students that have lost these boys. I know we have started a Cameron Batson foundation to raise heart screenings and money for mpre Aeds and training for local schools. The school and kenton county are in the process of renaming the field in hia honor. If interested in this story or the foundation u can go to cameronscause.com on behalf of the Batson and Tucker family we appreciate the support from the community. Thanks

Cameron Batson story and information on heart disease he had and foundation. Go to cameronscause foundation.org

Taken from the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

 

High school and college football have approximately 12 fatalities annually with indirect systemic causes being twice as common as direct blunt trauma. The most common causes are cardiac failure, brain injury, and heat illness. The incidence of fatalities is much higher at the college level for most injuries other than brain injuries, which were only slightly more common at the college level. The risk of SCT, heat-related, and cardiac deaths increased during the second decade of the study, indicating these conditions require a greater emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.