Fabrice Muamba

[Beefymcfc]

Didn't see a thread so I thought I'd put the update here. Just heard on TS that he is still in intensive care but he is now breathing unaided and has been speaking minimal words. He's also able to recognise family members.

I'm astonished. How feckin' good are those medical staff, including the cardiologist who happened to be watching the game.

I take my hat off.

[london blue 2]

Amazing he's still with us, a long long way to go before he gets the all clear but fingers crossed. Apparently he went 11 minutes without breathing, get well soon Fabrice!

[london blue 2]

Michael Owen has just tweeted that the worse thing about being a pro is not being able to take medicine...

Apparently he has a cold!

#prayforowen is now trending lol

[Beefymcfc]

Michael Owen has just tweeted that the worse thing about being a pro is not being able to take medicine...

Apparently he has a cold!

#prayforowen is now trending lol

He's been taking his medicine for years, and getting paid for it as well.

As for praying for the fecker!

[Goataldo]

Michael Owen has just tweeted that the worse thing about being a pro is not being able to take medicine...

Apparently he has a cold!

#prayforowen is now trending lol

He's been taking his medicine for years, and getting paid for it as well.

As for praying for the fecker!

If I pray for Michael Owen, and it works, he won't be very well at all.

[PeterParker]

There where a lot of things said about his condition the past days, but one looked interesting.

He played this season 22 games for them, he was substituted in 10 occasions and three times after just 20 minutes. To top that, in the last game, he was used 45 seconds. 45 Seconds for a player that is considered one of Bolton's best. He played just 10 minutes in the last 2 weeks.


Weird enough.

[Sister of fu]

He was very lucky that it happened to him in a football stadium, anywhere else he would prob have died. Its a scary thought that someone so fit can just have a heart attack like that. Im glad that he appears to be getting better.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Positive signs, here's hoping its a tragedy avoided.

[Ted Hughes]

The outcome is potentially looking a lot better than I'd feared it would be. Great news so far.

[ruralblue]

He was very lucky that it happened to him in a football stadium, anywhere else he would prob have died. Its a scary thought that someone so fit can just have a heart attack like that. Im glad that he appears to be getting better.

Bang on Fu, probably most other places he would have or possibly ended up brain dead to say the least. The fact they started pumping oxygented (sp) blood round his body so quick and till a machine could do it, saved him. Thats why they now say not to bother with the breaths inbetween cpr apart from the initial two as there is enough oxygen in there to keep the brain alive. Have to say it's great seeing defibralators (another sp, it's late in my world) being put in shopping centres / densly populated areas.

Long way to go but the signs are very good! :-)

[Chinners]

Fabrice Muamba can recognise family, say hospital and Bolton
Fabrice Muamba "has been able to recognise family members and respond to questions appropriately", his club Bolton and hospital have jointly said.

He can "breathe independently" but remains in intensive care after a cardiac arrest on Saturday.

A joint statement by the London Chest Hospital and Bolton said he continues "to show signs of improvement".

It adds: "His condition remains serious and our medical staff will continue to monitor and treat him."

An earlier statement had said "he is also moving his arms and legs" but "his long-term prognosis will remain unclear for some time".

Use accessible player and disable flyout menusJames Pearce reports from the London Chest Hospital about Fabrice Muamba's condition
The 23-year-old former England youth player has been at the hospital's heart attack centre after suffering the cardiac arrest during Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final at White Hart Lane.

His fiancee, Shauna Magunda, the mother of his son Joshua, posted on Twitter on Monday evening: "All your prayers are working people thank you so so much. Every prayer makes him stronger."

A family friend, Curtis Codrington, also tweeted that Muamba was now "speaking and moving. I'm on route to see him".

Fabrice Muamba factfile
•Born on 6 April 1988 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
•Progressed through Arsenal's youth academy, representing England at every level from under-16 to under-21
•Joined Birmingham in 2007, having been there on loan previously, then moved to Bolton the following year
•Appeared at the 2011 European Under-21 Championship in Denmark for England Under-21s, for whom he made 33 appearances
Club chairman Phil Gartside and manager Owen Coyle visited the player on Monday morning.

In a statement placed on the club website, Gartside said: "The staff at the London Chest Hospital have been nothing short of exceptional and I would like to thank them all at this ongoing critical time.

"The support we had from Tottenham and our own fans was fantastic - the staff, the fans, the players and the officials at the game - it was unbelievable."

Manager Owen Coyle said: "Everybody is praying for Fabrice, which is very important and that has been a real source of strength to the family."

Meanwhile, Bolton captain Kevin Davies said that suggestions about the club withdrawing from the FA Cup because players were too upset to return to White Hart Lane were "irrelevant" as everybody was focused on Muamba's health.

Bolton captain Kevin Davies says talks about the club withdrawing from the FA Cup are irrelevant
Bolton's next Premier League game at Aston Villa on Tuesday has been postponed.

Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean also said the club would "do whatever we have to do", and would be happy for Saturday's scheduled Premier League match against Bolton to be called off.

Muamba was born in Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo, and moved to England aged 11 as a refugee.

DR Congo FA president Omari Selemani said the midfielder had the support of "65 million" Congolese.

"On the behalf of the Congolese FA, all the Congolese people and myself included, we express our sympathy to Fabrice Muamba."

In the past the player has rejected attempts by the Congolese FA to call him up, choosing instead to play for England at youth level.

Medics spent six minutes trying to resuscitate Muamba on the pitch after he fell to the ground with no other players around him.

The score was 1-1 when the quarter-final was abandoned after 41 minutes.

Use accessible player and disable flyout menusSteve Kean said he would be happy to reschedule Blackburn's match against Bolton
It took medical staff two hours to get Muamba breathing again, and they gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as well as trying to revive him with a defibrillator.

In total, six medics treated the player, who joined Wanderers from Birmingham in 2008 and has made 148 appearances for the club.

Both sets of supporters chanted Muamba's name as he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said at the time: "All we are thinking about now is Fabrice and his family."

Referee Howard Webb called the visibly-shaken players off the field after consulting with Coyle and Redknapp and the game was abandoned.

The former Arsenal man was accompanied in the ambulance by Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies.

[Sister of fu]

He was very lucky that it happened to him in a football stadium, anywhere else he would prob have died. Its a scary thought that someone so fit can just have a heart attack like that. Im glad that he appears to be getting better.

Bang on Fu, probably most other places he would have or possibly ended up brain dead to say the least. The fact they started pumping oxygented (sp) blood round his body so quick and till a machine could do it, saved him. Thats why they now say not to bother with the breaths inbetween cpr apart from the initial two as there is enough oxygen in there to keep the brain alive. Have to say it's great seeing defibralators (another sp, it's late in my world) being put in shopping centres / densly populated areas.

Long way to go but the signs are very good! :-)

There was a lady on the news today who's son died at 28 of the same thing and she was saying about the defibs. She explained that the ones they now put in work places can be used by anyone which I think it great. Apparently you just follow the instuctions. Could make a huge difference to someone.

[Goataldo]

Great news that he's improving. Not out of the woods yet though.

11 minutes is a hell of a long time to not have your heart pumping oxygen into your brain.

[Esky]

He was very lucky that it happened to him in a football stadium, anywhere else he would prob have died. Its a scary thought that someone so fit can just have a heart attack like that. Im glad that he appears to be getting better.

Bang on Fu, probably most other places he would have or possibly ended up brain dead to say the least. The fact they started pumping oxygented (sp) blood round his body so quick and till a machine could do it, saved him. Thats why they now say not to bother with the breaths inbetween cpr apart from the initial two as there is enough oxygen in there to keep the brain alive. Have to say it's great seeing defibralators (another sp, it's late in my world) being put in shopping centres / densly populated areas.

Long way to go but the signs are very good! :-)

There was a lady on the news today who's son died at 28 of the same thing and she was saying about the defibs. She explained that the ones they now put in work places can be used by anyone which I think it great. Apparently you just follow the instuctions. Could make a huge difference to someone.

They're great - really, really easy. You just pull the strips off two pads, attach them to the chest (there's a diagram) and then the machine does everything else. They're also really safe, because it judges the heart rhythm to see if it's actually of any use to be shocked. Plus it tells you what it's doing so no one stands too close.

Really good news that he's conscious and talking again. Nice that Kean and everyone else are being so accommodating, too.

[CityGer]

Great news that he's improving. Not out of the woods yet though.

11 minutes is a hell of a long time to not have your heart pumping oxygen into your brain.

Aye. I was very fearful for the lad when I heard how long his heart had stopped for. The fact that he is talking and can recognise people is a real good sign though.

[ruralblue]

YUP the machines do it all for you, so very simple lifesavers!

How many of us on here know CPR I wonder? I know most companies put people through their basic Fist Aid, but if not maybe take a few minutes to read this http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/life ... fAodnR6rIg

It may not seem exciting or some people won't bother but imagine two things, 1. your in that situation and you dont's know it, or worse your on the ground fighting for your life and no one can help. 2. The feeling inside should you do it and keep someone alive until the medical services arrive! :-)

[Avalon]

All credit goes to the staff. Their work has been very impressive. Good luck to the lad. Hopefully he recovers and can carry on with his life.

[Goaters 103]

Signs are encouraging and geat credit to the medical staff of Spurs and Bolton for giving him the chance, and to the Spurs fan Heart Surgeon who raced on to the field and insisted he be taken to the Chest Hospital that he was - another bit of good fortune that may have saved Muamba's life.

Lets hope things continue to get better for him. Good thoughts to him and his family.

[Beefymcfc]

Signs are encouraging and geat credit to the medical staff of Spurs and Bolton for giving him the chance, and to the Spurs fan Heart Surgeon who raced on to the field and insisted he be taken to the Chest Hospital that he was - another bit of good fortune that may have saved Muamba's life.

Lets hope things continue to get better for him. Good thoughts to him and his family.

I'm just trying to imagine what would happen if that happened at ours, does anyone think he'd get past the ShowSec staff?

[Goaters 103]

Signs are encouraging and geat credit to the medical staff of Spurs and Bolton for giving him the chance, and to the Spurs fan Heart Surgeon who raced on to the field and insisted he be taken to the Chest Hospital that he was - another bit of good fortune that may have saved Muamba's life.

Lets hope things continue to get better for him. Good thoughts to him and his family.

I'm just trying to imagine what would happen if that happened at ours, does anyone think he'd get past the ShowSec staff?

Probably not, hence why credit must be due to the Spurs steward/s who showed common sense and let him on.