Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis collapsed suddenly at White Hart Lane in scenes reminiscent of Fabrice Muamba's near-fatal cardiac arrest in March 2012.
With no one near him, the Swansea star appeared to lose
consciousness in the centre circle, slumping to the floor, moments after Nacer Chadli had given Tottenham a 1-0 lead.
Both sets of medical staff came rushing onto the pitch to care for the stricken Frenchman as the two groups of players looked on in despair.
Gomis was treated for five minutes before being stretchered off holding an oxygen mask to his mouth, although he appeared to be conscious as he left the field.
The striker, who suffers from vasovagal — a medical condition that can lead to fainting — was taken straight to the White Hart Lane medical room where he was given more treatment.
However, good news emerged from Swansea at half-time that
Gomis was fine and had not been hospitalised.
'He is fine,' said a Swansea spokesperson. 'He is in the medical
room.It is something we have been aware of — it is something
called a vasovagal condition. We have always been aware of it
and it has happened before. He has had all the medical and
cardiology tests with us.'
The condition occurs when the body overreacts to certain triggers, such as physical or emotional distress. This can then cause a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure, which reduces the blood flow to the brain. A brief loss of consciousness can follow.
The French striker later tweeted in French and then English,
saying: 'I Wanted to reassure you concerning my Health , it
actually looks much more scary than physically dangerous and I am feeling well now .
'I have been under a great deal of stress and fatigue due to my
father health that requires me to go back and forth to France
'I was disappointed that I couldn't help my team tonight but now everything is back In order
'I also want to thank everyone for their support and get Well
messages .'
Gomis is fine, according to Swansea staff. Hasn't gone to hospital.
In the dressing-room now. Has been explained as him having
fainted
— David Hytner (@DaveHytner) March 4, 2015
In the early moments of the second half, Swansea also confirmed on their official Twitter account that Gomis had improved.
The striker has a history of losing consciousness, fainting three times in the space of three months after joining Lyon in 2009.
One of those episodes occurred while training with the France
national squad in October 2009.
After reportedly losing consciousness for six minutes, he re-joined the session 15 minutes later.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said at the time: 'We can't not be worried, it scares you each time. A vasovagal episode (fainting) is part of the things that can happen to people who have this type of constitution. It's now three times that it's happened. Yes, I'm worried.'
A stunned silence came over White Hart Lane as the incident
unfolded last night, no doubt re-kindling memories of Muamba's cardiac arrest which occurred nearly three years ago to the day and almost on the same spot on the White Hart Lane pitch
source: dailymail
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