A very sad day for my girlfriend's neighbours as they are mourning the loss of their son.
However, I know there some medical people within DR1 who might be able to explain what I feel is a mysterious death.
This 15 year old was a very fit and healthy boy who loved to play ball. His mother worked in the Zona Franca in Santiago on minimum wage. She would spend every spare peso she had on his baseball coaching as he looked to have a natural talent and it was hinted that he may have a future in the sport.
Yesterday he was playing with his friends near a river. The story that my girlfriend was told, was that he was running around so much that his body temperature reached a very high level. He then jumped into the river which was very cold. Apparently this sudden drop in temperature caused his blood to coagulate rapidly and he died two hours later in the HONS hospital.
Is this a plausable cause of death? I have a little medical knowledge (St Johns Ambulance First-Aider) but I have never heard of this.
I know it won't bring him back and it's such a tragic loss of life of a boy that was full of life, and at the peak of physical condition. But if anyone has an explaination to this condtion, I would be grateful. Would First-Aid be of any help?
beeza
However, I know there some medical people within DR1 who might be able to explain what I feel is a mysterious death.
This 15 year old was a very fit and healthy boy who loved to play ball. His mother worked in the Zona Franca in Santiago on minimum wage. She would spend every spare peso she had on his baseball coaching as he looked to have a natural talent and it was hinted that he may have a future in the sport.
Yesterday he was playing with his friends near a river. The story that my girlfriend was told, was that he was running around so much that his body temperature reached a very high level. He then jumped into the river which was very cold. Apparently this sudden drop in temperature caused his blood to coagulate rapidly and he died two hours later in the HONS hospital.
Is this a plausable cause of death? I have a little medical knowledge (St Johns Ambulance First-Aider) but I have never heard of this.
I know it won't bring him back and it's such a tragic loss of life of a boy that was full of life, and at the peak of physical condition. But if anyone has an explaination to this condtion, I would be grateful. Would First-Aid be of any help?
beeza