The air ambulance would have been called because the nearest specialist cardiac hospital is the Northern General.
Once the paramedics had stabilised the patient it would be important to start the next stage of life-saving treatment as quickly as possible and the helicopter would be the best means to facilitate this.
All in all it seems as though the medical teams did a great job in difficult circumstances and hopefully the patient will make a full recovery.
Surely it's not about whether a match could be played it's more about whether anyone wants to play a football match after that or are they in the right frame of mind to play.
Exactly right , everyone around me was saying it should be called off because we could see this was a very serious thing as time went on , you could see the paramedics giving CPR before the blankets were held and privacy was given .
It's upsetting to see and perspective kicks in , as the air ambulance took off and seeing the players walk back out wasn't right when somebody is fighting for their life .
Please read the link and the effects today has had on many people at our club .
https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/20...stephen-croft/
Let's hope the bloke makes as full a recovery as possible.
Seems like a quick turnaround 're the treatment he received.