 McCabe, who joined Hamilton in March, wants a swift return |
Hamilton Academical defender Ross McCabe is targeting a swift return to the side after suffering heart failure during last weekend's match with Clyde. The 18-year-old has been released from Glasgow Infirmary, where he had been monitored since the incident.
He told BBC Five Live Sport: "I don't know when I will play again but I'd say in about a month. We'll see how I go.
"I can remember going for a tackle and then I couldn't get up. I want to thank the medical staff for saving my life."
McCabe collapsed on the pitch 10 minutes before the end of the match but was revived by medical staff using a defibrillator.
He was then taken straight to a Hairmyres Hospital before being transferred to complete his recovery.
Avril John, who is part of the medical team at Hamilton, said the team acted quickly after McCabe went down under a heavy tackle.
"Ross received a blow to his neck and to the chest," John told BBC Five Live. "He went down and became unresponsive.
"We had to do a manual CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). You don't really pay any attention to the crowd in those situations, you switch off and focus on what you are doing."
Hamilton's First Division match with Clyde was abandoned after the incident and has been now been rescheduled for 17 October at New Douglas Park.
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