Muamba case prompts review of medical procedures

LONDON – The Premier League will review its medical procedures in the wake of Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest while playing for Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.Muamba, 23, remains in intensive care where he spent a “comfortable night”, according to the latest update on his condition from the London Chest Hospital and Bolton.Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has questioned medicals in England but Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said on Tuesday that all issues will be looked at.“What we will certainly be doing is looking at every aspect of what happened and if there are ways and means of improving, if there are ways and means of making it better in the future -- just like we did in 2006-07 following the Petr Cech incident -- we will do everything we can to make sure we reduce to the point of elimination, if we possibly can, things like that.”Speaking at a sports industry event in London, Scudamore said the Premier League had learned from Chelsea keeper Cech’s injury in a Premier League match against Reading five and a half years ago in which he sustained a fractured skull.“Incidents and events shape policy, shape developments, shape progress. There are no guarantees but we will do whatever we can to improve,” he said.Chelsea were critical of the time it took for Cech to receive proper treatment, prompting a review of procedures in case of a serious injury to a player.

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Muamba case prompts review of medical procedures