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The defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, B.J. Thompson, is conscious and able to respond today following a seizure and cardiac arrest that occurred during a team meeting at the Kansas City practice facility.
After being deeply sedated and put on a ventilator on Thursday night, Thompson was taken off of sedation on Friday and has since displayed encouraging indications of recovery.
Trainer with the Chiefs, Rick Burkholder, gave an update on Thompson’s health, saying, “He’s alert.” He’s conscious. He’s handling it pretty well.
We do not have a diagnosis, and in medicine, this is not always the case. However, he is conscious and awake, and he is moving in the correct way.
Shortly before the Chiefs were scheduled to perform their last optional practice of the offseason, Thompson had a medical emergency.
Thompson started experiencing convulsions during a team meeting. Harrison Butker, the kicker, hurried to the trainer’s room right away to call David Glover and Julie Frymyer, the assistant trainers.
Burkholder arrived shortly after, and the two of them gave Thompson life-saving treatment while he was going into cardiac arrest.
Soon after, to lend a hand, came Dr. Jean-Philippe Darche from the Kansas Health Sports Medicine and Performance Center, which is next door to the office space.
“Our team of that group of people provided CPR for him,” Burkholder explained. “He had one AED shock and came back. He was in cardiac arrest for less than a minute, a minute and a half.
Our players, security staff, coaching staff — they were phenomenal in handling the crisis. We then turned him over to the Kansas City (Missouri) Fire Department.”
Teams are required by NFL regulations to rehearse emergency action plans, which include how to handle cardiac emergencies such as Thompson’s. The Chiefs’ prompt and efficient response was perhaps aided by the fact that they had just finished their most recent practice on Monday.
After giving the incident some thought, coach Andy Reid remarked, “I jumped in there from my office.” As they have everything under control, I’m not much use.
However, that is difficult. It’s a difficult circumstance. In my time, we’ve gone through a few of those. It’s never enjoyable. Thankfully, though, this is the best place for it to happen—here, with the knowledgeable support unit at your disposal.
The Chiefs made the decision to postpone the last structured team workout to Friday and cancel the remaining activities scheduled for Thursday.
The squad will have a mandatory three-day minicamp next week before taking a vacation until their training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, in late July.
Reid continued, “I think it was good to get them out of here yesterday.” Additionally, we have support staff on hand to assist them if necessary in light of what they witnessed.
It’s not very comfortable to witness that. They returned today with a positive attitude, but we kept them up to date until the very end of practice.
After being selected in the fifth round of the draft from Stephen F. Austin the previous season, Thompson only participated in one game as a rookie, which was the regular-season finale against the Chargers, when he registered two tackles.
George Karlaftis of the Chiefs, a defensive end who plays the same position as Thompson, expressed his happiness to see that Thompson is doing well.
“It’s difficult and something you never want for anyone, but I will say this: we’re fortunate to have such amazing teammates and trainers who can support him, and we were prepared for that circumstance.”
Thompson’s speedy recovery and the Chiefs’ staff’s well-coordinated actions serve as a reminder of the need of readiness and prompt response in medical situations.
The Chiefs community were relieved and appreciative of the support and care he received, which surely contributed to his favorable prognosis.
Source – https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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