The Most Unforgettable Sporting Accidents

THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE SPORTING ACCIDENTS Sporting professionals and athletes take extreme care to avoid injury as they play and perform. But accidents do still happen and the results can be catastrophic. Find out more about the most unforgettable accidents that people have suffered when playing the sports they love and the impact their injuries have had on their careers. CLINT MALARCHUK MARCH 1989 Severed artery ICE HOCKEY PLAYER Malarchuk was saved by a blade caught Malarchuk in the neck and severed his carotid medical staff member who artery during a collision. pinched the severed artery until ambulance The accident caused 11 members of the crowd to faint, two to suffer heart attacks and three players to vomit on the ice. If the skate had cut 1/8th of an inch higher, the accident would have been fatal. Roughly 4.6% of sporting accidents in the * EU * result in a temporary disability PETR CECH OCT 2006 Skull fracture & brain damage Vs CHELSEA FC GOALKEEPER The goalkeeper collided with football player Stephen Hunt during a Premier League match in October 2006. The stress to the skull was described by doctors as similar to that of a car accident. Cech has worn protective head gear in every match since to protect his brain from further injury. Cech was rushed from the stadium to the hospital with a depressed skull fracture and brain damage. Around 0.5% of sporting accidents in the EU * result in permanent disability SALIM SDIRI JULY 2007 Punctured liver Punctured kidney FRENCH LONG JUMP ATHLETE A stray javelin went through Sdiri's shoulder blade at The Golden League meeting in Rome. The javelin tore a hole in his liver and punctured his right kidney. Sdiri returned in 2008 after 2008 several months of rehabilitation He was rushed to hospital with non-threatening injuries. to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sports injury admissions to peak on a Saturday & Sunday A&E afternoon JANOS BARANYAI AUGUST 2008 Torn ligaments & muscles Bejing zu02 Dislocated elbow WEIGHTLIFTER The weightlifter suffered a horrific injury at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. 2008 The force of the dislocation caused ligaments and muscles around the elbow joint to tear. One Baranyai witnessed his elbow pop out of its socket while attempting to lift 148 kg. The YouTube video of the 148 Kg accident has over 1 million views. million Feb Feb 2011 2012 388,500 sporting injury cases KATE WALSH JULY 2012 + VS ENGLAND HOCKEY Fractured jaw CAPTAIN The hockey captain returned for Britain's fourth match. Walsh was hit in the mouth by a hockey stick during Britain's opening match at the London Olympics. 2012 Due to drug testing issues, she recovered without taking pain reducing steroids. She had to have surgery to insert a plate into her fractured jaw. She had to endure nerve injections in her face before playing each remaining game. A&E departments saw a 14% rise in sport related injuries in 2012 PAULA RADCLIFFE JULY 2012 Normal arch LONG DISTANCE RUNNER Fallen arch Paula had to drop out of the London 2012 Olympics after a foot injury. The injury, which had been caused by a fallen arch, took nine months to diagnose. 2012 months She had been running on a non-union stress fracture for about 18 years. I was really starting to severely worry if I was actually going to ever get back to running, even for pleasure' 1994 2012 2013 1.8% of all A&E cases were sport injuries GARY LEWIN JUNE 2014 Fractured fibula Ruptured ligament VS Fractured tibia ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM PHYSIO Lewin injured his ankle when celebrating Daniel Sturridge's equalising goal against Italy in a 2014 World Cup match. The fibula and the back of his tibia were fractured and the ligament between the two bones was ruptured. SGOALS An uneven surface created from a combination of synthetic turf and grass caused the injury. Lewin was flown home to London for the surgery required. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS INSURANCE It is recommended that all sports men and women have insurance cover in place so that they can get the financial and medical support they need should an unfortunate accident or injury take place. 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