{"id":13917,"date":"2024-03-08T09:46:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T09:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=13917"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:47:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:47:01","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-fans-who-suffered-frostbite-in-january-may-face-amputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/kansas-city-chiefs-fans-who-suffered-frostbite-in-january-may-face-amputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Fans Who Suffered Frostbite in January May Face Amputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kansas-city-chiefs-fans-who-braced-extreme-temperatures-suffer-frostbite.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs fans who braced extreme temperatures suffer frostbite\" title=\"Chiefs Fans Who Suffered Frostbite in January May Face Amputation\" width=\"280\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13918\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kansas City Chiefs fans who suffered frostbite at the wildcard game against the Dolphins are facing the possibility of amputation.<\/li>\n<li>The game was the fourth coldest NHL game in history, with a wind chill of -27 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>15 fans were hospitalized. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several <strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong> fans who attended the wildcard game that their favorite team played against the Miami Dolphins on January 13 in a battle for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/betting-opportunity\/nfl-super-bowl-lviii-preview\">Super Bowl<\/a> are suffering unexpected consequences. <\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs showed their skill and determination on the field and defeated the Dolphins at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City while the <strong>freezing temperatures reached -4 degrees Fahrenheit<\/strong> and <strong>the wind chill dropped the real feel to -27 degrees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The low temperatures marked the game as the fourth-coldest in the history of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/american-football\/nfl\">National Football League<\/a>. However, that didn\u2019t prevent Chiefs fans from showing up to support their team all the way. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, some of them may be paying a huge price for their unaltered dedication now. <\/p>\n<h2>70% of Frostbite Patients in January Advised to Consider Amputation<\/h2>\n<p>According to data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/hcamidwest.com\/specialties\/burn-care\/\">Grossman Burn Center<\/a> at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, there has been a considerable rise in the number of frostbite cases in January. <\/p>\n<p>Director <strong>Dr. Megan Garcia<\/strong> told FOX 4 that as many as 70% of the respective patients are currently advised to schedule amputations. <\/p>\n<p>Garcia explained that those patients who suffered frostbite injuries during the Chiefs game \u201c<em>are just getting to the point now we are starting to discuss their amputations that might be necessary<\/em>&#8220;. <\/p>\n<p>The center\u2019s director further added that while most people associate burning sensations with fire and \u201c<em>hot thermal injuries<\/em>\u201d, burns can occur from a variety of other causes, including sitting in freezing temperatures. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-sBwOq-3ibs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>15 Chief Fans, Sent to the Hospital After the Game<\/h2>\n<p>Grossman Burn Center\u2019s report showed that most of the frostbite cases they handled were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/american-football\">American football<\/a> fans who attended the game. <\/p>\n<p>The report included mentions of one fan who <strong>suffered frostbite after taking his gloves off for no more than five minutes<\/strong>, as he needed to set up a tent in the parking lot. <\/p>\n<p>In total, reports at the time of the game mentioned 15 fans who needed hospitalization during the wildcard game. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Seven fans suffered from hypothermia and three others showed symptoms of frostbite<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>According to the spokesperson for the Kansas City Fire Department, they also tackled no less than 69 calls related to hypothermia at the same stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Kansas City Chiefs fans who suffered frostbite at the wildcard game against the Dolphins are facing the possibility of amputation. 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