“We discovered the bones break, and the bones breaking in your head can squish your gray fat bugs. Please remember this.”
I suppose that’s why ribcages were evolved, to give the heart at least some protection against things like that.
The good news: Commotio cordis is something you can outgrow. It’s so rare it’s not easy to study but the average age of victims is 15.
The bad news: “The fatality rate is about 65 percent even with prompt CPR and defibrillation, and more than 80 percent without.”
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Ida No almost 3 years ago
“We discovered the bones break, and the bones breaking in your head can squish your gray fat bugs. Please remember this.”
scyphi26 almost 3 years ago
I suppose that’s why ribcages were evolved, to give the heart at least some protection against things like that.
Ed The Red Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The good news: Commotio cordis is something you can outgrow. It’s so rare it’s not easy to study but the average age of victims is 15.
The bad news: “The fatality rate is about 65 percent even with prompt CPR and defibrillation, and more than 80 percent without.”