{"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":"
\n \n 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 \n 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 \n \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 \n 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 \n 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 \n 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 \n 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 \n \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 \n Here are the latest developments: <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n \n News of Hamlin awakening was met with a rush of messages of support and relief from players across the NFL. Since his collapse, supporters have honored the player, donating more than $ 7 million to his charity fundraiser and making his jersey the most purchased athletes ‘jersey at the sports apparel store Fanatics, a company spokesperson said.\n <\/p>\n \n Hamlin’s family and Allen have also dismissed online criticisms of Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, who had collided with Hamlin just moments before his collapse. The family’s spokesperson has said Higgins has reached out and \u201chas been supportive.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI hope that he got some relief today,\u201d Allen said of Higgins while speaking to reporters Thursday. He added, \u201cThat’s a football play, and I hope that he doesn’t hold that upon himself, because there is nothing else that he could have done in that situation.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Doctors and Bills team members have repeatedly applauded the immediate action of medical personnel who rushed to Hamlin just seconds after his collapse.\n <\/p>\n \n Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins tweeted Thursday that assistant athletic trainer Denny Kellington performed CPR on Hamlin as he lay on the field. Coach McDermott also praised the trainer Thursday, saying he saved Hamlin’s life.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cAs they say, practice pays off and it did in this case,\u201d McDermott said at a post-practice news conference devoted to Hamlin. \u201cBut again, the context of it, for an assistant to find himself at that position and needing to take the action that he did and step up and take charge like he did \u2013 and there were others on the field as well \u2013 is nothing short of amazing and (the) courage that took, you talk about a real leader, a real hero, in saving Damar’s life.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n In audio obtained by CNN of medical personnel that were working on the sidelines when Hamlin collapsed, personnel can be heard calling for all hands to assist, saying, \u201cI don’t like how he went down\u201d and \u201cWe’re going to need everybody.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills attributed the rapid medical response to a \u201c60-minute meeting\u201d that is held among medical teams and NFL officials before every game to identify the location of medical equipment and nearby medical centers, and establish a chain of command in case of an emergency , among other things.\n <\/p>\n \n In its announcement of the official cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended after Hamlin’s collapse, the NFL detailed parts of its decision-making, including that the outcome of the game would have no impact on teams qualifying for the playoffs.\n <\/p>\n \n The Bills and Bengals have already clinched playoff spots but are jockeying for higher seeds in the American Football Conference postseason.\n <\/p>\n \n Deciding to play the game would also have forced the league to postpone the start of the playoffs by one week, the NFL release explained, a move that would affect all 14 clubs that qualify.\n <\/p>\n \n Lastly, the league said making the decision before Week 18 still allows all clubs to know the playoff possibilities before their final game of the regular season.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CNN \u2014 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. 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