A member asked:

Got punched chest. pretty hard. i felt little winded. i played afterwards. no chest pain right now. how likely is it to cause me to die? worried

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Extremely unlikely: You probably have read or heard stories about a blow to the chest causing heart stoppage and sudden death. This is extremely rare problem; every case is reported in the media, but only a handful of cases every year in all of North America. Second, the heart stoppage is immediate, not a few hours or days later. See your doctor for reassurance if you're still worried.

Answered 5/21/2020

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