Death of a High School Hockey Player.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27427372.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1080/00913847.1990.11709976.
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Abstract
In brief: This article recounts the tragedy of a 15-year-old hockey player who was struck in the chest by a puck and died during a high school game. After disclosing the autopsy report and the probable mechanism of death, the author reviews similar sports-missile chest injuries found in the literature and discusses how the team physician can establish a program to facilitate the grieving process, cope with newspaper and television reporters, and ease the team back into competition.