Ryan Mason rushed to acute trauma hospital after being carried off in neck brace with oxygen mask following sickening clash of heads with Gary Cahill
Hull midfielder spent eight minutes being treated on the pitch before being taken to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington
HULL star Ryan Mason is being treated in one of London's top acute trauma centres after a sickening clash of heads with Gary Cahill.
Mason was carried off receiving oxygen and in a neck brace after the horror blow with the Chelsea defender - which could be heard around Stamford Bridge - and spent eight minutes being treated on the pitch before medics took him away.
He was rushed to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington - one of London's four major trauma centres which specialises in dealing with patients with serious conditions sustained as a result of accident, sport or violence.
Specialists decided to take the player there ahead of transporting him to the Accident and Emergency department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, less than a mile from Stamford Bridge.
Hull boss Marco Silva said: "I imagine in this moment that he will stay in the hospital.
"I hope nothing special, nothing serious, but we'll see.
"I don't know [if he is awake].
"The doctor told me he was in the hospital and we await news."
At around 8.30pm, Hull took to social media but didn't make any clarification on the midfielder's situation.
They wrote: "We can confirm that Ryan Mason has been taken to hospital after suffering a head injury in today's game against Chelsea.
"We will provide further updates when available."
The 25-year-old collapsed straight to the floor after the blow, which also left England star Cahill needing lengthy treatment.
The impact looked to have been right on the temple of England midfielder Mason, and ref Neil Swarbrick immediately signalled for the physios to rush onto the pitch.
Medics joined the club doctors of both teams in the Hull penalty area where they made sure the midfielder was conscious.
They took their time not to force the former Tottenham star into any quick movements, and applied a neck brace and oxygen mask as they treated him.
Mason was eventually eased onto a stretcher, but even then medics delayed carrying him off the pitch to ensure there was no threat to his safety.
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He was taken to the specialist medical treatment room on site at Stamford Bridge where he was assessed and then transferred to St Mary's Hospital for more treatment.
Cahill regained his feet after five minutes of treatment and was cleared to resume playing, where he went on to score Chelsea's second goal to seal the 2-0 win.
Cahill said: "I was just going to meet the cross but we clashed heads and it was a massive impact.
"I know he has gone off but am just hoping everything will be OK."