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Radwan Hamed

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Really hard to take much insight just from reading the prosecution slant on it. Who knows how commonly abnormalities are found in screenings, and what the regular course of action is, or was in 2005. Things like "Spurs failed to ensure there was a pitch-side defibrillator available at the Belgian ground, meaning there was a crucial 16-minute delay in treating him" are hard to weigh up without knowing whether all clubs were expected to do that at the time.

I would imagine this to normally be covered by professional liability insurance, with the blame needing to be established by the courts as it's a malpractice claim. I wonder why it's taken so long. Looks like Hamed decided to sue in December 2012, a few months after Fabrice Muamba collapsed at WHL.

This was on the Spurs website 16 November 2007
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/player-update-161107/
Following a great deal of interest from supporters, Damien went on to report that young forward Radwan Hamed is making steady progress.
"His recovery has been positive. He was at the training ground again this week for further physio treatment and catching up with his team-mates."

He's still listed as being in the reserves in 2009
http://www.spurs.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7501299
 
A former Tottenham Hotspur apprentice has won a multimillion-pound damages claim against the club after a cardiac arrest suffered nine days into his professional career left him brain-damaged.

Radwan Hamed collapsed in August 2006 while playing for Spurs’ youth team against the Belgian side Cercle Brugge, and his brain was deprived of oxygen for 16 minutes until an ambulance arrived with a defibrillator. He suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), abnormal thickening of muscle around the heart which caused Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest in 2012.

An ECG (electrocardiogram) scan 11 months earlier had shown Hamed’s heart to be abnormal but neither the striker – 17 at the time – nor his parents were made aware of the problems and further checks were not sufficiently undertaken.

In court on Monday Mr Justice Hickinbottom ordered that costs, estimated at £5m-£7m, be apportioned between the club and Dr Peter Mills at a 70%-30% ratio. Mills was the Football Association’s regional cardiologist for south-east England in 2005.

The exact figure to be paid out has yet to be decided, although Spurs will not be hit with a fee directly as their 70% portion was incurred by sports physicians previously employed by the club – who have agreed to indemnify Tottenham.

Hickinbottom stated that one of the club’s sports physicians made a “serious error of judgment”. He said: “The club owed a duty of care to the claimant as a result of both the doctor-patient and employer-employee relationship … it was their responsibility, as specialist physicians and employers, to ensure that relevant risks were identified and communicated to the claimant and his parents to enable them to make an informed decision as to whether to bear them. In this they singularly failed.”

Commenting on behalf of Radwan’s family, Diane Rostron, medical negligence expert at Linder Myers Solicitors, said: “On the third day of the trial Dr Mills finally conceded that he owed Rad a duty of care and that he failed in that duty. The club maintained their denials. The judge has now decided that the club failed in their duties to Rad, both as an employer and with the doctor-patient relationship that he had with their doctors. The club failed Rad.”

During the case Hickinbottom made reference to previous players who have died from cardiac complications, including the Cameroon and Emirates Marketing Project midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, the Everton youngster John Marshall and the Leeds teenager Daniel Yorath.

A Tottenham spokesman said: “The club wholeheartedly regrets that a former employee, as adjudged, was remiss in their duties to Radwan. This judgment will hopefully now secure the best possible treatment and care for him. The club has been supportive of Radwan and his family over the past 10 years and we wish them well for the future.”

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/16/tottenham-apprentice-payout-brain-damage
 
The club trusted the professional's in this area and those professional's roostered up. I wonder if the coaches etc were aware at all or if the medical team and cardiologist just kept it to themselves?
 
Poor lad. Shame it had to go to court.

Club has come some way since then and the emergency response given to Fabrice Muamba was excellent, right down to the fan who helped.
 
Just imagine if he hadn't been good enough, he could have been playing on Hackney marshes and his situation could have been far worse. (Just trying to find a shining light in this story)
 
Superhudd said:
Just imagine if he hadn't been good enough, he could have been playing on Hackney marshes and his situation could have been far worse. (Just trying to find a shining light in this story)
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TBH he apparently can't walk, see, speak or do anything on his own - as an ex-footballer I don't know if I would want to survive something like that. Life would be a real struggle.....(easy for me to say from behind my computer) but the point is I don't think there is any shining light to this story unfortunately.
 
"An ECG (electrocardiogram) scan 11 months earlier had shown Hamed’s heart to be abnormal but neither the striker – 17 at the time – nor his parents were made aware of the problems and further checks were not sufficiently undertaken."

An absolute disgrace really.

4 years later the British Cardiac Society give the doctor Peter Mills a medal!
http://www.bcs.com/pages/news_full.asp?NewsID=19791893
 
I myself have an abnormal heart, this was diagosed in 2007, did the ECG, got told what was what and sent on my way, I wasn't told to change my diet or exercise habits, I wasn't offered any advice other than to get it checked again 5-10 years on.

Obviously the two situations are far from identical and its had an absolutely horrible conclusion for the kid but I'd be surprised if the doctors involved were not following common practice.
 
Hope this kid and his family find life a little more comfortable now. This is not about the club no matter how the media report it.
 
galeforce said:
I myself have an abnormal heart, this was diagosed in 2007, did the ECG, got told what was what and sent on my way, I wasn't told to change my diet or exercise habits, I wasn't offered any advice other than to get it checked again 5-10 years on.

Obviously the two situations are far from identical and its had an absolutely horrible conclusion for the kid but I'd be surprised if the doctors involved were not following common practice.
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exactly the same boat mate. Experts said not a lot they can do about it just get on with your life, eat a bit healthier, bit more exercise, less caffeine.
 
LCLC said:
TBH he apparently can't walk, see, speak or do anything on his own - as an ex-footballer I don't know if I would want to survive something like that. Life would be a real struggle.....(easy for me to say from behind my computer) but the point is I don't think there is any shining light to this story unfortunately.
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you referring to yourself ? what level ?
 
I am very surprised that the Club made the Hamed family go all the way to court and the matter has taken so long to resolve. Perhaps, it was a disagreement over compensation figures.

Whether it was Mills, Cowie or others, they were acting on behalf of the Club. They should have been on the family's side.

Credit to the family for not being more angry.
 
Hemant said:
I am very surprised that the Club made the Hamed family go all the way to court and the matter has taken so long to resolve. Perhaps, it was a disagreement over compensation figures.

Whether it was Mills, Cowie or others, they were acting on behalf of the Club. They should have been on the family's side.

Credit to the family for not being more angry.
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It could be that the club have not had too much option in this, If as is stated the medical professionals involved have indemnified the club against any damages incurred, then it is likely that it is the medical professionals (or their insurers) who have had control over the defence of the claim, and would be the ones to agree any settlement figure, not the club.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
It could be that the club have not had too much option in this, If as is stated the medical professionals involved have indemnified the club against any damages incurred, then it is likely that it is the medical professionals (or their insurers) who have had control over the defence of the claim, and would be the ones to agree any settlement figure, not the club.
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That may be but I would have thought this was one time when the Club could have asserted its influence and expedited the process. I would not have expected them to hide behind legal protocol, especially as it could be perceived that it was doing so in order to save some money. I would expect better of THFC.
 
Hemant said:
That may be but I would have thought this was one time when the Club could have asserted its influence and expedited the process. I would not have expected them to hide behind legal protocol, especially as it could be perceived that it was doing so in order to save some money. I would expect better of THFC.
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would doing so not have compromised the reputation of the medical staff involved?

all a doctor really has is their reputation, even a third party pay out looks like cover up money

ultimately it's best for everyone if it's done by the book
 
Well, it's clear that there was a monumental f*ckup somewhere along the line - whether it was on the club's part or that of the doctors involved, we'll likely never know. The only silver lining from this sad story is that processes for detecting and dealing with cardiac problems in footballers have by all accounts advanced leaps and bounds from where they were ten years ago, in part because of the media attention surrounding the incidents that involved Dani Jarque and subsequently Muamba. The screening processes at most professional clubs are apparently much more thorough, and measures like defibrillators being made available in stadiums and training grounds are now commonplace.

Still, I don't know how much comfort that will provide to Hamed's family...and I can only hope that they find some measure of peace one day.
 
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