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To: skinowski who wrote (477856)	3/21/2012 3:07:34 PM
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Fabrice Muamba 'dead in that time' (why isn't he brain dead ? were they giving him mouth to mouth and pumping his heart for 78 minutes ?) Updated: March 21, 2012, 1:37 PM ET ESPN.com news services LONDON -- Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba was essentially dead after he suffered cardiac arrest during a match last weekend and needed 15 shocks to get his heart beating again. Bolton team doctor Jonathan Tobin revealed Wednesday that doctors tried unsuccessfully to revive Muamba for 48 minutes before he arrived at London Chest Hospital, after collapsing during an FA Cup game March 17 against Tottenham. It took another 30 minutes before the 23-year-old Muamba's heart started beating again after 15 shocks. "In effect, he was dead in that time," Tobin said. Muamba started breathing independently again Monday and remains in serious condition in the intensive care unit, but is communicating. "I'm glad to say that the early signs of recovery have continued," Tobin said. "I went to see Fabrice last night. I went in and he said, 'Hi, doc.' "I asked him how he was and he said, 'Fine.' " With Muamba recovering, Bolton decided to go ahead with its English Premier League match Saturday against Blackburn. Tuesday's game at Aston Villa had been postponed. Bolton manager Owen Coyle has spent much of his time at the player's bedside. Coyle returned to practice Wednesday. "We spoke together with the players as a group this morning and I talked with Fabrice's family last night," Coyle said. "Fabrice's father, Marcel, and his fiancée, Shauna, were keen that we fulfill our fixtures. Once the players knew this, there was no doubt in our minds that we would play the matches." Bolton also will return to Tottenham March 27 and replay the abandoned FA Cup quarterfinal. It likely will be an emotional moment at White Hart Lane, where Muamba suddenly fell to the ground just before halftime. Attempts were made to revive him on the field as more than 30,000 stunned fans and a global television audience watched. When Muamba awoke Tuesday, he did not know where he was, but asked about the result of the game, friends told The Sun. "When he was told they were drawing, Fabrice asked why they had stopped the game, and his father said, 'Because of you,' " family friend Aime Esalo said, according to The Sun. Tobin admitted he had feared the worst and was in tears at the hospital, thinking, "Oh my God, it's Fabrice," he told The Sun. Dr. Andrew Deaner, a cardiologist who was at the game, leapt from his seat in the crowd and rushed onto the field to help Muamba. "If you're going to use the term miraculous, I guess it could be used here," he said. Deaner later went to visit Muamba, whose response to Deaner showed there was reason for optimism. "I whispered into his ear, 'What's your name?' " Deaner said. Muamba gave his name. "I said, 'I understand you're a very good footballer.' "And he said, 'I try.' " Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.