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”The parents of a Bucknell football player who died after a workout in July are suing the school and members of its administration and coaching staff, saying the university knew about their son's sickle cell diagnosis but didn't have protocols in place to protect him.
Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., an 18-year-old freshman, died July 12, two days after collapsing at his first workout with the Bisons. According to the family's attorney, Mike Caspino, Dickey's autopsy determined he died from complications of sickle cell-related rhabdomyolysis, a medical condition that experts told ESPN is easily prevented, and even reversed, by stopping exercise.
The lawsuit states that Dickey's death was "completely avoidable" and was in part caused by "aggravated hazing."
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”The NCAA mandates sickle-cell trait testing for all athletes, as individuals with the trait are at a higher risk of rhabdo if they begin to feel fatigued and do not stop exercising. In an online fact sheet for coaches, the NCAA says, "Incidents of sudden death in athletes with sickle cell trait have been exclusive to conditioning sessions rather than game or skill practice situations," and "Coaches should conduct appropriate sport-specific conditioning based on sound scientific principles and be ready to intervene when student-athletes show signs of distress."
According to the lawsuit, Dickey's parents uploaded their son's medical records to Bucknell and a trainer called his mother to discuss Dickey's sickle cell diagnosis before he arrived on campus.
Dickey told his parents that he and other freshmen were performing up-downs "as punishment" after they "messed up" at a workout, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also states there was no trainer present during the workout when he collapsed.
"Students who were present at the workout have reported that CJ was clearly in distress during the 100 up-downs," the lawsuit states. "He was falling behind the rest of the group and could not keep up."
The lawsuit claims that the Pascucci Team Center, where the workout took place, did not have an emergency action plan in place to respond to medical emergencies.”
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”The parents of a Bucknell football player who died after a workout in July are suing the school and members of its administration and coaching staff, saying the university knew about their son's sickle cell diagnosis but didn't have protocols in place to protect him.
Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., an 18-year-old freshman, died July 12, two days after collapsing at his first workout with the Bisons. According to the family's attorney, Mike Caspino, Dickey's autopsy determined he died from complications of sickle cell-related rhabdomyolysis, a medical condition that experts told ESPN is easily prevented, and even reversed, by stopping exercise.
The lawsuit states that Dickey's death was "completely avoidable" and was in part caused by "aggravated hazing."
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”The NCAA mandates sickle-cell trait testing for all athletes, as individuals with the trait are at a higher risk of rhabdo if they begin to feel fatigued and do not stop exercising. In an online fact sheet for coaches, the NCAA says, "Incidents of sudden death in athletes with sickle cell trait have been exclusive to conditioning sessions rather than game or skill practice situations," and "Coaches should conduct appropriate sport-specific conditioning based on sound scientific principles and be ready to intervene when student-athletes show signs of distress."
According to the lawsuit, Dickey's parents uploaded their son's medical records to Bucknell and a trainer called his mother to discuss Dickey's sickle cell diagnosis before he arrived on campus.
Dickey told his parents that he and other freshmen were performing up-downs "as punishment" after they "messed up" at a workout, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also states there was no trainer present during the workout when he collapsed.
"Students who were present at the workout have reported that CJ was clearly in distress during the 100 up-downs," the lawsuit states. "He was falling behind the rest of the group and could not keep up."
The lawsuit claims that the Pascucci Team Center, where the workout took place, did not have an emergency action plan in place to respond to medical emergencies.”
Bucknell sued over death of freshman lineman
The parents of a Bucknell football player who died after a workout in July from complications of sickle cell-related rhabdomyolysis are suing the school and members of its administration and coaching staff.
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