11 Year Old Boy Dies during PE Lesson...

Tuftus · 21-06-2005, 19:49

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4116054.stm

Looks like that will be the end of PE then....

[edit] Naturally my sympathy goes to his family...

Kliro · 21-06-2005, 19:53

A heart attack at 11

!!!!

Wonder if this is a result of the rubbish food everyones eating nowadays.

I doubt it'll be the end, I know of two people of my age who have died during games lessons.

AndrewJ · 21-06-2005, 19:54

END of PE

End of sports

End of the world

PC Brigade will be in overload printing leaflets and making banners.

Feel for his parents but to have a h-attack at 11years old is terrible, and there must have been a underlying medical problem.

Ramrod · 21-06-2005, 19:54

Sudden arrhythmia death syndrome
BBC

Tuftus · 21-06-2005, 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kliro

A heart attack at 11

!!!!

Wonder if this is a result of the rubbish food everyones eating nowadays.

I doubt it'll be the end, I know of two people of my age who have died during games lessons.

I was being kinda sarcastic about it ending, but in this country these days with everything so Health & Safety and Politically Correct you never know I suppose...

BBKing · 21-06-2005, 20:08

Health and Safety and PC are responsible for congenital heart problems and sudden death? I've read some rubbish on here, but phew. This is hardly the ideal opportunity for sarcasm.

AndrewJ · 21-06-2005, 20:09

Tell you next someone will sneeze while eating a peppered steak and then they will be banned.

I await the schools choice on banning PE now, as with school trips, no school will do them!. They are paranoid with the current " i will sue" climate, plus these irritating little brigades of nannys which seem to me, to be a group of mother in laws who go around making life hell for the rest of us making up these silly rules and regulations " to protect us".

bmxbandit · 21-06-2005, 20:22

in all fairness, the fact it was in a PE lesson seems entirely coincidental... it could have happened at any time really...

allieyoung666 · 21-06-2005, 20:29

It happened last year to an 8 year old during sports day, it isnt really new and it has always been there I am sad to say

21-06-2005, 21:45

If this was a heart attack... Let's face it a) this report only suggests and b) reporters don't know the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest etc.

So, given this likely to be a congenital condition, the fact that this happened at school is pretty irrelevant. Therefore the ridiculous notion of PE being banned by the "PC Brigade" is pretty offensive in the circumstances of an 11 year old boy dying IMO.

Jules · 21-06-2005, 22:17

This happened to a 10 year at my sons old school during play time....such a tragedy

Ramrod · 21-06-2005, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by whyme38

This happened to a 10 year at my sons old school during play time....such a tragedy

Makes me want to cry.......can you imagine the grief the parents suffer for the rest of their lives...........

makikomi · 21-06-2005, 22:24

Let's face it, everything we did is a balance of risk against gain.

Just sitting in front of your PC reading this post, you're assuming that the building you're in is structurally sound, that aircraft won't crash into your home, that your boiler won't explode, etc etc

Life without risk is impossible. Even if it was posible, let's face it, it'd be bloody boring.

So while I feel for the kid's family and friends, as already said there must have been underlying health problems. This shouldn't be an issue about whether sports are safe. It could be reasonably argued that sports are NOT safe. Thousand of people get injured and a few die doing sports every year. But those people are balancing the risk of doing something they love and enjoy.

This should be an issue about whether everyone should have a periodic full medical screening to detect any possible signs of developing or congenital illness or disease. I've long thought that an annual human MOT would be a great idea as prevention (and early treatment) is cheaper and better than curing something that has had time to grow into a full-blown illness.

Chimaera · 21-06-2005, 22:25

It must be a terible thing to happen - for a seemingly healthy person to just die for no apparent reason, especially a child.
It's not as uncommon as it seems either - a link here shows of two cases.

budwieser · 21-06-2005, 22:48

Very, Very Sad and Tragic.

Rest in Peace little one

Many condolences to his Parents and Family.