Tufts lacrosse gamers hospitalized with uncommon harm

BOSTON — A dozen Tufts College males’s lacrosse gamers have been identified with a uncommon muscle harm after taking part in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute exercise the crew performed, a college spokesperson mentioned.

5 of the gamers identified with rhabdomyolysis remained hospitalized Friday, in line with Patrick Collins, director of media relations for the varsity.

The exercise Monday was led by a graduate of the college who had accomplished Navy SEAL coaching.

Rhabdomyolysis is an harm the place an individual’s muscle mass break down, in line with the Cleveland Clinic. The life-threatening situation can happen after one other harm or extreme train with out relaxation.

Each the variety of confirmed circumstances and the variety of these hospitalized might change, Collins mentioned.

“Our ideas are with the gamers and their households, and we hope for his or her fast return to good well being beneath the care of native medical consultants,” Collins mentioned in a written assertion.

“In the meantime, we’re carefully monitoring the situation of the remainder of the crew and have postponed all crew observe actions till every crew member has been evaluated and medically cleared to return to participation,” he added.

Given the seriousness of the accidents, Tufts is appointing an exterior, unbiased investigator to conduct a radical overview as shortly as doable, with a aim of taking any steps wanted to assist the protection of the varsity’s student-athletes, he mentioned.

The college continues to be studying concerning the circumstances that led to the accidents, he mentioned, and can’t present further particulars till the investigation is full.