23 year old Soccer player Fabrice Muamba 'critically ill' after collapsing in match

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba was critically ill in a hospital’s heart attack unit Saturday night after collapsing during a match at Tottenham.

Muamba fell face-down to the field near the halfway line without any players near him. Medics rushed onto the field with a defibrillator and treated the 23-year-old, pumping his chest for around six minutes of treatment before he was rushed to a hospital….

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Update: Fabrice Muamba ‘showing small signs of improvement’ as his heart beats unaided–read it as well.

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2 comments on “23 year old Soccer player Fabrice Muamba 'critically ill' after collapsing in match

  1. Kendall Harmon says:

    I was travelling during this game and was stunned to read about this and see it the next day. Please join me in praying for this young man.

  2. BlueOntario says:

    Amazing work by all involved in the resuscitating efforts on the field, enroute to hospital, and by the doctors. Thank God for such advances. The story of Clive Clarke gives one hope for his recovery.

    Learn CPR. [url=http://youtu.be/ILxjxfB4zNk] BHA and AHA share the same guidelines.[/url]