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FABRICE MUAMBA

CASE STUDY
Name
FABRICE MUAMBA

AGE SEX ETHNICITY PROFESSION


23 MALE BLACK FOOTBALLER

17.03.2012 - WHITE HART LANE

Bolton Wanderers face Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup - the teams are
tied at one all. It's almost half-time. Fabrice Muamba, a central midfielder
for visitors Bolton, suddenly collapses. His heart has stopped. Staff from
both teams rush onto the pitch. They assess Fabrice and start CPR.

AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) ARRIVES

Medical staff and first aiders battle to save Muamba: they use the machine
to deliver 15 shocks before he reaches the hospital. Astonishingly, after 78
minutes, Fabrice's heart begins to beat normally.

Early CPR and AED intervention gave him the chance to live.

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