Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 70% of Chiefs-Dolphins fans who got frostbite at playoff game now facing amputation WWW.SBNATION.COM The damage is still being felt months after the game. Quote The brutal January 13 playoff game between the Chiefs and Dolphins at Arrowhead will be remembered forever. The -4 weather, combined with a -27 degree wind chill made it one of the coldest NFL games of all time, and now two months after the game some fans are still feeling the effects — and could for the rest of their lives. FOX4 in Kansas City reports that a staggering 70 percent of people who had to seek medical assistance for frostbite due to the game are now facing the reality of amputation. This includes one fan who removed his gloves for five minutes to put up a tent in the parking lot, and is now in the process of discussing whether or not his fingers need to be amputated. Fans who were effected by the cold are now reporting to the Grossman Burn Center in Kansas City as part of their recovery. Some have been lucky to regain feeling in their extremities following the game after numerous treatments in hyperbaric oxygen chambers, while more is being done to educate the public about the dangers of frostbite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Jesus. Every team is building a dome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Kansas City should be permanently banned from hosting playoff games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Kansas City fans just aren’t build as robustly as Mew England fans I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Kickoff temp was -20C; cold, but not ridiculous. I've spent a full day outside at -40C (I've actually camped in a tent at those temps). This is mostly a story of people not dressing for the weather and/or being drunk and not dressing appropriately. That said, the temps were not cold enough to get frostbite in 5 minutes by taking off your gloves, like the article suggested. If you're handling something that is highly temperature conductive like metal, I can see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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