Kansas Metropolis Chiefs participant BJ Thompson is on his strategy to restoration following his well being scare. Per journalist Tom Pelissero, BJ’s agent, Chris Turnage, confirmed that the 25-year-old soccer participant was launched from the hospital 4 days after affected by cardiac arrest.
“Extra excellent news: 4 days after struggling a seizure and going into cardiac arrest throughout a gathering, #Chiefs DL BJ Thompson was launched from the hospital tonight, per his agent Chris Turnage,” Tom tweeted on Monday, June 10. “A big step for Thompson, who continues to progress on the street to restoration.”
Three days prior, Tom up to date sports activities followers that BJ was “awake and responsive.” Earlier that week, the soccer defensive finish suffered from not less than one seizure whereas attending a particular groups assembly on the Chiefs’ observe facility on June 6. He was reportedly below cardiac arrest for round one minute, then was sedated and positioned below a ventilator on the hospital.
Extra excellent news: 4 days after struggling a seizure and going into cardiac arrest throughout a gathering, #Chiefs DL BJ Thompson was launched from the hospital tonight, per his agent Chris Turnage. A big step for Thompson, who continues to progress on the street to restoration. pic.twitter.com/1bk2lscONJ
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 11, 2024
Tom confirmed by way of social media that the soccer group “canceled all group actions right now after a backup defensive lineman had a seizure in a particular groups assembly and went into cardiac arrest,” and added, “The group’s medical employees labored rapidly, an ambulance was referred to as and the participant is presently in steady situation.”
BJ was drafted by the Chiefs within the fifth spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft. He went on to assist the group defeat the San Francisco 49ers on the 2024 Tremendous Bowl.
Aside from BJ, different NFL gamers have suffered from related well being scares and accidents on the sector. Final 12 months, Buffalo Payments security Damar Hamlin collapsed in the midst of a sport after tackling one other athlete. Paramedics rushed to his aspect, and he was resuscitated, then transported to a close-by hospital. Damar, 26, was intubated and was capable of breathe on his personal days after the incident. One week after his collapse, Damar was launched from the hospital.
After he recovered, Damar revealed that he skilled an episode of commotio cordis: a uncommon situation, which, per the Cleveland Clinic, is when “an irregular coronary heart rhythm and cardiac arrest occur instantly upon an object (often one thing small and onerous like a baseball or hockey puck) putting the chest straight over the center at a really important time throughout a heartbeat.” The situation might be deadly if the affected person just isn’t resuscitated inside minutes.