Pop Warner football player in Boston suffered from a medical emergency and required CPR

What is going on with our young football players? A Boston Area Pop Warner football player who was not named because of his age suffered a medical emergency and is doing fine, but needed CPR.

According to 25 news in Boston, a Taunton Pop Warner football player suffered a medical emergency during a practice on Thursday.

On Thursday, August 24, staff, volunteers, the Taunton Fire Department, and Paramedics responded quickly during practice at Hopewell Park. A young football player needed to be resuscitated.

An off-duty Berkeley firefighter and paramedic rushed out of the stands to perform CPR on the player. The player was taken to Morton Hospital before being flown to Mass General Hospital.

According to the reports, the young child is doing better now and in recovery.

Pop Warner released this statement:

“Taunton Pop Warner wants to thank our staff, volunteers, the Taunton Fire Department and Paramedics for their quick and brave actions during the incident at our practice on Thursday, August 24th. While we never want to have to experience an incident like this, the training and certifications that our coaches and staff members have taken to prepare for the season ensured that everyone had the right tools and plans in place. It’s situations like these that we prepare for and hope we never have to execute on but shows the extreme importance of these certifications. We understand that the athlete who suffered the emergency is doing well and is in great care of some of the best medical professionals. We ask that the public afford this family the privacy that they deserve as they focus on what’s most important at this moment.”

Please keep the entire football team in your prayers today.