TY - JOUR T1 - Collapse in the scrum JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J DO - 10.1136/emermed-2017-207434 SP - emermed-2017-207434 AU - David Donnelly AU - David Patrick AU - Robin Weir Y1 - 2018/03/03 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2018/03/05/emermed-2017-207434.abstract N2 - A 17-year-old male patient was brought by ambulance to the ED following a witnessed collapse while playing rugby. He denied any significant trauma, chest pain or breathlessness, and was alert and uncomplaining on arrival, with normal observations and a normal physical exam. Witnesses described a loss of consciousness, with a period of respiratory arrest requiring rescue breaths at the scene. Paramedics reported frequent ventricular extrasystoles on their arrival.The patient had no medical history and was on no medication, although admitted to ‘fainting’ some 3 weeks previously, again while playing rugby. A paternal uncle had died … ER -