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Footage of Edoardo Bove's on-field collapse has gone viral and shocked the football world. Fortunately, the situation seems to have been resolved in the least tragic way possible, but this episode has provoked and will continue to provoke reflections.
It is difficult to understand how athletes of this level can be victims of such dramatic events while practicing their profession. Especially those who must be under maximum control and in the best physical condition. However, it is not always certain that everything is done with maximum care, as Ivo Pulçini, the current doctor of Lazio, has shown.
" In 2019, I visited a very important player, who is now shining and playing in Serie A, but I didn't consider him fit to play football ," Pulcini revealed to 'Il Messaggero'. The player was examined three times in different clinics, because the sports director at the time, Igli Tare, wanted him at all costs, but my decision remained unchanged".
Speaking about Bove's case, Pulcin ruled out the possibility of a "sudden epileptic seizure, if he had not experienced it before. Such a problem, with a specialist and a correct procedure, can be easily controlled. If detected arrhythmia, further evaluation through exercise tests, cycle ergometer, electrocardiogram and coronary scanner, as well as cardiac magnetic resonance, will be needed."
Quick help, from the field to the hospital in 13 minutes
What happens if the test results are negative? " He may risk not playing in Serie A anymore, but only in some championships abroad. However, it seems strange to me that these problems were not discovered earlier during the examinations with Roma. It all depends on the subjective assessments of the doctors and the experience of theirs ."
The intervention of the 'expert' Cataldi
Bove must also thank his teammate Danilo Cataldi, who saved his life with a maneuver learned at Lazio.
" Lacio has taught him those first aid techniques, which are cultural assets for all the club's players. Danilo has an international certificate from the 'ACLS American Heart Association' to help people in any emergency situation. Lacio was the first club in Italy who organized these cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses with the use of a defibrillator.
We started in 2018 and repeat them every two years to reinforce techniques and train each new player. Our association has donated defibrillators to the players, including the one the team carries on the bus during transfers. In addition, we had Lotito purchase a cardiology device called the SDS (Sudden Death Screening) System, which predicts, up to ten years in advance, sudden death on the field. It is essential that all teams commit to having him ," concluded Lazio's doctor.
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