Chiefs fans among 12 frostbite amputations after frigid wild card game vs Dolphins, hospital confirms

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A Missouri hospital confirmed Friday that individuals who attended the frigid Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins wild card round game in January had to undergo amputations due to frostbite. 

Research Medical Center in Kansas City said that 12 of those treated for frostbite during the cold snap two months ago, some of whom coming from the January 13 game at Arrowhead Stadium, needed amputations involving mostly fingers and toes. 

The hospital also said more surgeries are expected over the next two to four weeks. 

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NFL fans cheer in the stands before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)

Research Medical Center didn’t give an exact number of frostbite victims during the 11-day cold snap, though Dr. Megan Garcia of the Grossman Burn Center at the hospital told FOX 4 that 70% of those patients are now being advised to schedule amputations.

"People think of burns, they think of fire, they think of hot thermal injuries," she said. "But burns can happen from many different causes.

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"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."

The temperature at kickoff for the Chiefs-Dolphins bout was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit, while wind gusts had the game at minus-27 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the