A Kansas City Chiefs fan holds an indication in the course of the AFC Wild Card Playoffs between the Miami Dolphins and the Chiefs on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.

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A Kansas City Chiefs fan holds an indication in the course of the AFC Wild Card Playoffs between the Miami Dolphins and the Chiefs on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.

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The wild card playoff recreation in Kansas City between the Chiefs and Miami Dolphins took a harmful flip Saturday when dozens of individuals had been handled by emergency private for signs brought on by frigid temperatures.

The Kansas City Fire Department stated a complete of 69 individuals referred to as with weather-related circumstances earlier than and in the course of the recreation. Fifteen had been transported to the hospital for additional analysis.

“Seven of those were for hypothermia symptoms, three were for frostbite symptoms, and five were for various other medical issues,” stated KCFD Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.

The kickoff temperature was marked at 4 levels under zero, with a wind chill of -27 levels, making the sport the fourth-coldest in NFL historical past, in keeping with the Chiefs Communications Twitter account.

The Kansas City metro space has been “plunged into the deep freeze with below zero temperatures for much of the past weekend,” in keeping with a information launch from the University of Kansas Health System.

In the week since Jan. 9, no less than 59 sufferers have been handled for weather-related issues, the KU emergency division reported. Eleven of these had been frostbite circumstances, with 9 admitted to the Burnett Burn Center.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hypothermia units in when the physique loses warmth sooner than it may possibly create on account of publicity to very chilly temperatures for prolonged durations. Warning indicators embody shivering, confusion, reminiscence loss, and slurred speech.

Frostbite is characterised by a lack of feeling and coloration within the affected space, often the face, fingers or ft. It can completely harm the physique, the CDC says.

The coldest NFL recreation on document was in December 1967 in what turned referred to as the Ice Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys (the Packers received that championship recreation 21-17 on Bart Starr’s quarterback sneak on last possession). The temperature was recorded at -13 Fahrenheit with a -48 wind chill, according to the NFL.

According to an Associated Press report, the sport was so chilly {that a} referee’s whistle stuck to his lips and tore off a chunk of pores and skin, and lots of gamers stated they had been delicate to the chilly for years afterward.