Back in January, the Chiefs faced off against the Dolphins in the fourth coldest game in the Chief's history.
The thermometer hit -4 degrees Fahrenheit, with a -27 degree windchill.
It was so cold that Patrick Mahomes' helmet shattered in a hit. Shattered.
While the Chiefs took home the victory in that game, winning 26-7, many of their fans have ended up losers.
Literally.
Several fans ended up in the hospital for frostbite from the cold weather, and 70% of them are now looking at amputations.
'The patients who had their frostbite injuries along with the Chiefs game, they are just getting to the point now we are starting to discuss their amputations that might be necessary,' Dr. Megan Garcia, the medical director at the Grossman Burn Center at Research Medical Center said, explaining that 70% of the patients referred for frostbite injuries suffered earlier this year are now being advised to schedule amputations.
And unlike what Mr. Deeds would have us to believe, frostbite doesn't lead to a dead limb that doesn't feel anything.
Instead, the 30% who avoided amputation through treatments in hyperbaric chambers will have lifelong pain, and be more susceptible to frostbite in the future.
'It's still a lifelong process. They'll have sensitivity and pain for the rest of their lives and always will be more susceptible to frostbite in the future. So we are also educating them to make sure they stay warm for the years and months to come,' Garcia said.
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