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Rashford looked knackered there after being struck by Fred.

Maybe I'm an extremist, but I would ban any player who refuses to get vaccinated aside from a medical/religious reason. Even if it's detrimental to the team. Some things are more important than football. Also, all you anti-vaxx feckers in this thread are selfish pieces of shit. I've admitted...

The literature says it’s anywhere between 5-25% survival to hospital discharge for OHCA in a <35 year old population [source]. As you say, it is higher in situations with early CPR and defibrillation but still has a high mortality. In any case, I don’t mean to derail the conversation.…it was a...

The machine gives you instructions including telling you when to "clear (not touch)" the patient as it administers a 200 Joule shock

You are spot on. Timing is absolutely everything - early CPR and early defibrillation is key. Reports say he had a pulse when medics arrived but lost it shortly thereafter, so the time to CPR after pulselessness was only a few seconds (ie, including not having to run across the field).

It depends on the underlying etiology. If it's HOCM or similar structural cause, most physicians would recommend against returning to competitive contact sports.

Players have electrocardiograms (ECG) all the time, not echocardiograms (ultrasound based test). An electrocardiogram would not identify HOCM.

I am an ICU physician and have supervised plenty of code blue situations (doing CPR, using AEDs, etc) It is absolutely remarkable that he is alive and speaking. The medics (and referee who stopped the game instantly) are absolute heroes. The survival rate after CPR is low, and survival with...

I am against Saudi buying our club and using it as a vehicle for their propoganda. But, to play devil's advocate: How many of you will boycott the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to the well publicized human rights violations for migrant workers building the stadiums?

We need to sign a RW before the window closes. This isn't my 1st or even 3rd choice, but what's to lose with a short term loan if RM pay >50% of his wages and there is performance clause in his contract? It's a gamble to see if Ole can motivate Bale to care again, but one I'd back. I do see the...

It must be so annoying for our rivals but we keep getting penalties due to our attacker's quick feet. It feels like we get one every other game. I wonder how many we've had this season.

This might be the worst post in the history of the caf.

Just saw this figure on the BBC. This is incredible output, especially considering his age. We must sign him at all costs this summer, because next summer it’ll be much more challenging with other big clubs vying to sign him as well.

Nani

He's in fantastic form lately. He's clearly so passionate and has a bit of a nasty streak in him too. If he is on the end of a bad tackle, you can be certain he'll be coming in hard on his next tackle. I love it.