A young football player from the secondary school of Trois-Rivières pioneers had to be resuscitated on the field during a match Friday evening.
After being placed, the Benjamin level player of the Gothics collapsed, victim of a cardiorepiratory arrest.
Trois-Rivières police indicate that a call to 911 was made around 10 p.m. to report the event. Two ambulances went there, as is generally the case during incidents in a sporting event. The four paramedical ambulance technicians intervened with the adolescent.
The authorities confirm that he was resuscitated on the ground, before being taken to the nearest hospital center. According to information obtained by Radio-Canada, he was then transferred to the Sainte-Justine hospital in Montreal.
Thanks to the speed and efficiency of the intervention of the present staff, the necessary gestures and maneuvers were immediately posed
underlines, in writing, the management of the school service center of Chemin-du-Roy.
Since the event, the management of the establishment remains in close communication with the student’s family concerned. We would like to thank all the people involved for their professionalism and their dedication.
Students will be back at the pioneer secondary school on Monday morning.
The Chemin-du-Roy school service center confirms that the establishment’s psychosocial team will be ready to welcome them and provide support to all those who will feel the need.
For its part, the university health and social services center of Mauricie-et-du-Center-du-Québec recalled in writing that witnesses or people affected by the event can seek help.
We want to recall that in the event of need, we have qualified stakeholders available 24 hours a day at the 811 Info-Social line (option 2). They will listen to you and refer to the right resource
underlines Kellie Forand, Advisor Public Affairs and Media Relations CIUSSS MCQ.
An infrequent case
This story is without recalling that of the Buffalo Bills player, Damar Hamlin, who had collapsed on the ground in January 2023, also victim of a cardiac arrest after being placed. He returned to the game seven months later.
Several stakeholders specializing in this contact sport told Radio-Canada never saw such a situation in secondary level football.
