{"id":178771,"date":"2023-01-06T11:16:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/damar-hamlin-update-bills-safety-has-made-substantial-improvement-following-in-game-cardiac-arrest-medical-team-says-but-his-road-to-recovery-could-be-long\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:16:08","slug":"damar-hamlin-update-bills-safety-has-made-substantial-improvement-following-in-game-cardiac-arrest-medical-team-says-but-his-road-to-recovery-could-be-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/damar-hamlin-update-bills-safety-has-made-substantial-improvement-following-in-game-cardiac-arrest-medical-team-says-but-his-road-to-recovery-could-be-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Damar Hamlin update: Bills safety has made ‘substantial improvement’ following in-game cardiac arrest, medical team says, but his road to recovery could be long"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has made \u201csubstantial improvement\u201d in the hospital following his mid-game cardiac arrest on Monday, doctors said, and is now awake and moving his hands and feet.\n <\/p>\n

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Hamlin is able to communicate by shaking his head, nodding or writing brief notes, said Dr. Timothy Pritts, part of the player’s medical team. Upon awakening, Pritts said, Hamlin’s mind was still on the game as he scribbled his first question on a clipboard: \u201cDid we win?\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, we know that it’s not only that the lights are on, we know that he’s home. And that it appears all cylinders are firing within his brain, \u201dsaid Pritts, who is vice chair for clinical operations at University of Cincinnati Health where Hamlin is being treated.\n <\/p>\n

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Yet the medical team cautioned that many phases of Hamlin’s recovery lie ahead. Hamlin \u2013 who had to be sedated and intubated following his collapse \u2013 is still critically ill and remains on a ventilator, Pritts said. Physicians did not say precisely when he started waking up.\n <\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old player collapsed Monday during the first quarter of the Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was rushed from the field in an ambulance, stunning a packed stadium and leaving his teammates visibly emotional, crying and embracing one another.\n <\/p>\n

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The NFL announced Thursday that the game \u2013 which was initially postponed Monday night \u2013 has been canceled. The league is working on plans to honor Hamlin ahead of every matchup scheduled for this upcoming weekend, two people familiar with the matter told CNN’s Oliver Darcy.\n <\/p>\n

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision Thursday after contacting the Bills, Bengals and NFL Players Association leadership, according to a release from the league.\n <\/p>\n

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\u201cThis has been a very difficult week,\u201d Goodell said. \u201cWe continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and are encouraged by the improvements in his condition as well as the tremendous outpouring of support and care for Damar and his family from across the country. We are also incredibly appreciative of the amazing work of the medical personnel and commend each and every one of them.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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