{"id":176977,"date":"2023-01-04T17:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/damar-hamlins-doctors-are-working-to-get-him-breathing-without-a-ventilator-after-his-mid-game-cardiac-arrest-left-him-in-critical-condition\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:05:07","slug":"damar-hamlins-doctors-are-working-to-get-him-breathing-without-a-ventilator-after-his-mid-game-cardiac-arrest-left-him-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/damar-hamlins-doctors-are-working-to-get-him-breathing-without-a-ventilator-after-his-mid-game-cardiac-arrest-left-him-in-critical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Damar Hamlin’s doctors are working to get him breathing without a ventilator after his mid-game cardiac arrest left him in critical condition"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n \n After suffering a cardiac arrest during a game on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains sedated on a ventilator as doctors work toward getting him to breathe on his own, his uncle said, while uneasy supporters across the nation await word of his fate.\n <\/p>\n \n The 24-year-old player was still in critical condition Tuesday night, his uncle Dorrian Glenn told CNN, after his collapse on the field the prior night halted the Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals, stunning a packed stadium that only moments earlier had been rippling with excitement ahead of Hamlin’s tackle of a Bengals wide receiver.\n <\/p>\n \n FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n \n Hamlin would be resuscitated twice that night \u2013 once on the field and again when he was hurried into the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was still being treated Tuesday night, his uncle said.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cMy nephew basically died on the field and they brought him back to life,\u201d Glenn said. It is still unclear what led to the cardiac arrest.\n <\/p>\n \n Hamlin is on a ventilator to relieve some of the strain on his lungs, which have been damaged, according to Glenn. The doctors told Glenn his nephew has also been \u201cflipped over on his stomach\u201d in the hospital to help with the blood on his lungs, he said, adding, \u201cIt seems like he’s trending upwards in a positive way.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Hamlin’s collapse \u2013 shortly after tackling Tee Higgins with about six minutes left in the first quarter \u2013 comes as the NFL is being scrutinized over how it protects players in an inherently violent game. Monday’s contest was postponed, with the Bengals leading 7-3, and will not be resumed this week, and no decision has been made on whether to ever continue it, the NFL said Tuesday.\n <\/p>\n \n On-field injuries are not uncommon in the league, which often resumes play even after severe cases. But many current and former players heavily backed the game’s postponement, saying Hamlin’s cardiac arrest felt especially disturbing as medical personnel fought to save his life while fans and players looked on.\n <\/p>\n \n As Hamlin was treated on the field, some players fell to their knees, sent up a prayer or were openly weeping and embracing one another. Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins realized the gravity of his teammate’s condition when Hamlin stayed on the ground as more and more medical staff were called over, he said.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cIn that moment, you’re just thinking like, ‘What can I do? What can we do?’ And it just immediately breaks you down into prayer,\u201d Dawkins told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday. \u201cWhether you’re a believer or not, only a higher power can really take control of what is next. And our people that help also assisted that higher power.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Hamlin’s collapse marks the latest in a series of tragic blows for the Buffalo community, which in the past few months has ended a racist mass shooting and a historic blizzard that left at least 41 people dead in Erie County, New York. \u201cIt has been, you know, just (a) constant beating for Buffalo,\u201d Dawkins said.\n <\/p>\n \n A swell of support has surrounded Hamlin and his family as messages of prayers and well wishes have flooded in from star athletes, fans and national leaders. A fundraiser that Hamlin previously had started for his Chasing M’s Foundation toy drive has raised more than $ 6 million since his hospitalization.\n <\/p>\n
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