Amputations Required for Frostbite Victims at Chiefs’ Icy Playoff Clash, Says Hospital
The extreme cold during a Kansas City Chiefs playoff match in January led to catastrophic outcomes for some fans. A local Missouri hospital confirmed on Friday that several individuals who braved t… The extreme cold during a Kansas City Chiefs playoff match in January led to multiple amputations for fans who braved the freezing conditions. The Research Medical Center in Missouri reported that during an 11-day period of severe cold, they treated dozens of frostbite cases, with twelve people receiving amputations. The hospital anticipates additional surgeries within the next two to four weeks. The game was the coldest game in Arrowhead Stadium's history, surpassing previous records. While the conditions in Kansas City did not lead to a postponement, in New York, the Buffalo Bills had to postpone their match against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to a blizzard.
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The extreme cold during a Kansas City Chiefs playoff match in January led to catastrophic outcomes for some fans. A local Missouri hospital confirmed on Friday that several individuals who braved the freezing conditions at the game faced serious frostbite injuries, resulting in amputations.
While Research Medical Center did not provide a specific count, they did announce that during an 11-day period of severe cold in January, they treated dozens of frostbite cases. After attending the Jan. 13 game, twelve people, in particular, endured amputations, mainly involving fingers and toes. The hospital also indicated that they anticipate additional surgeries within the next two to four weeks as the effects of the frostbite continue to unfold.
The University of Kansas hospital, another local healthcare facility, also administered treatment to individuals affected by frostbite during the same period, although no amputations have been reported from that center.
The Kansas City game, which was a wild-card playoff against the Dolphins, experienced temperatures at a brisk minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 Celsius), with wind gusts making the wind chill dip down to minus 27 degrees F (minus 33 C). This temperature registered as the coldest game in Arrowhead Stadium’s history, surpassing previous records.
While the sub-zero conditions in Kansas City did not lead to the postponement of the game, in New York, the Buffalo Bills had to delay their match against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to a blizzard. This drastic weather reaction underscores the severity of conditions fans at the Chiefs game endured.
Officials, such as Dr. Megan Garcia from the Grossman Burn Center at Research, have emphasized the rapidity with which frostbite can affect exposed skin, taking as little as 30 minutes, and noted that a wind chill factor can accelerate this process. To combat the cold, fans at the game were permitted to bring heated blankets and cardboard to insulate their feet from the icy concrete.
Despite the recent incident in Kansas City, the NFL’s coldest game on record remains the iconic 1967 championship, known as the Ice Bowl, where temperatures sank to minus 13 F (minus 25 C), with wind chills of minus 48 F (minus 44 C).
Requests for comments from the Chiefs organization regarding the recent frostbite incidents have yet to be addressed.