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High School Lacrosse Player Collapses at Game, but is Revived
What happened when player collapsed at Moeller game
Scott Springer, sspringer@communitypress.com 12:42 p.m. EDT May 17, 2016
KENWOOD - Grant Mays was not able to attend the Centerville High School scholar-athlete banquet Sunday. Considering the events of Saturday, the Elks lacrosse captain was fortunate to even make it to Sunday.
The senior midfielder appeared to make a gutsy play shortly after halftime of a game at Moeller, where the Elks trailed the Crusaders, 8-2. A Crusader shot on goal hit Mays on the left side of his chest, below his heart. On instinct, he picked up the ground ball and started running down field. ... Then, he collapsed. Immediately, the referee stopped play.
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That’s when the experience of Moeller head trainer Craig Lindsey and head of security Rich Wallace paid off. Lindsey had passed up a local training conference to preside over two events on Moeller’s back fields – the lacrosse game and a rugby match. He also had the foresight to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on site with contact sports on adjacent fields.
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Centerville senior lacrosse midfielder Grant Mays was revived at Moeller High School after he was struck with a ball near his heart and collapsed on the field. (Photo: Provided/Debbie Rankey)
A rare occurrence
What occurred to Mays was a condition called “commotio cordis.” It’s something Lindsey and all trainers learn in college and is defined as a lethal disruption of heart rhythm caused by a direct blow to the chest while the heart is in between beats.
Scott Springer, sspringer@communitypress.com 12:42 p.m. EDT May 17, 2016
KENWOOD - Grant Mays was not able to attend the Centerville High School scholar-athlete banquet Sunday. Considering the events of Saturday, the Elks lacrosse captain was fortunate to even make it to Sunday.
The senior midfielder appeared to make a gutsy play shortly after halftime of a game at Moeller, where the Elks trailed the Crusaders, 8-2. A Crusader shot on goal hit Mays on the left side of his chest, below his heart. On instinct, he picked up the ground ball and started running down field. ... Then, he collapsed. Immediately, the referee stopped play.
....
That’s when the experience of Moeller head trainer Craig Lindsey and head of security Rich Wallace paid off. Lindsey had passed up a local training conference to preside over two events on Moeller’s back fields – the lacrosse game and a rugby match. He also had the foresight to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on site with contact sports on adjacent fields.
....
Centerville senior lacrosse midfielder Grant Mays was revived at Moeller High School after he was struck with a ball near his heart and collapsed on the field. (Photo: Provided/Debbie Rankey)
A rare occurrence
What occurred to Mays was a condition called “commotio cordis.” It’s something Lindsey and all trainers learn in college and is defined as a lethal disruption of heart rhythm caused by a direct blow to the chest while the heart is in between beats.
