The Rise of the Medical Emergency Pt. 6
Sister, sister, he's just a plaything...
Hello lovely people. Today we find the sudden deaths of a range of fascinating characters. One is a famous wheelchair-bound ex-marathon participant, another an Italian football player, and a flight attendant who may or may not have died mid-flight. But all of those were reported with the normal language. We’re looking for the true “medical emergency.”
The football player’s death may have been one of these emergencies. He was on holiday, walking behind his friends along a canal in Amsterdam and they didn’t notice when he simply disappeared, so then he drowned. 24 years old. Captain of the club. So, they’re looking into that one. Police investigation launched.
1) Italian footballer Gabriele Gallani dies after falling into Amsterdam canal
Source: express.co.uk
But the only true medical emergency involves — brace yourself, alright? — a 1-year-old infant.
2) Myocarditis: Unusual cluster of cases in babies is identified in Wales
Source: bmj.com
“The World Health Organization has warned of an “unusual” increase in cases of severe myocarditis associated with enterovirus infection among very young babies in south Wales.”
Sorry, wrong paper. This is the missive in the British Medical Journal blaming enterovirus (detected by PCR — ahem) on the massive rise in myocarditis in infants in the UK. Here’s the medical emergency:
3) One-year-old boy dies after medical emergency in Cwmbran
Source: walesonline.co.uk
“The child died at the scene, said a Gwent Police spokeswoman”
“The incident has been described only as a medical emergency at this time.”
“Maybe then the sheep will start to wake up,” I used to think to myself.
Cheers