jacksonville, florida – Dummer Hamlin’s recovery is on a ‘positive track’ two days after he went into cardiac arrest when the Buffalo Bills’ security collapsed during Monday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Jordon Rooney, a spokesman for the Hamlin family, described himself as a good friend of the player and said that since his heart stopped in the first quarter on Monday, the Hamlin family has remained positive and the Bills’ 2nd quarter. He said he was supported by the support from all over the world that the first-year players received. At a night football game, he was resuscitated on the field before being loaded into an ambulance and taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
of Bills said Wednesday That Hamlin was hospitalized in critical condition but showed signs of improvement Tuesday and night. They said he is expected to remain in intensive care as his medical team continues to monitor and treat him.
Damar remains in the ICU in critical condition, showing signs of improvement yesterday and overnight.
He is expected to remain in intensive care as his medical team continues to monitor and treat him.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 4, 2023
Although it has rarely happened to Hamlin, prevention is a big topic right now as fans and the country continue to send their thoughts and prayers to the 24-year-old.
News4JAX Sports Anchor and Reporter Cole Pepper says concussion conversations are one thing, but this is not.
“This is a highly unusual situation, so from our strategic planning going forward, we don’t know if the league will react to this in general,” Pepper said. I don’t want that to happen to me, and if there’s something I can do to prevent it from happening to me, I can still play at the same level.’ I want to play for, I will. .
Depending on the force and duration of the sudden impact from the ball, elbow or tackle, the rhythm of the heartbeat can change and put a person into cardiac arrest.
It’s not confirmed that this is what happened to Hamlin on Monday, but experts haven’t ruled it out.
Dr. Chad Stevens, an expert in interventional pain and sports medicine, says players can prepare for such blows to the chest with protective underwear.
“I think we need to rethink how we protect athletes from unexpected, unknown and unpredictable events,” Stevens said.
put forward by Stevens A product from a company called UnequalA shirt with layered padding around the chest. Proven to prevent arrhythmias 1 in 10 chances.
“I had a lot of exposed Kevlar inserts on my football helmet,” Stevens said. “There needs to be a balance here where athletes must still feel they have the upper hand.”
When I showed Pepper the shirt, he said that in the last few years player protection has changed and so has the technology.
“A lot of attention is being paid to the Hamlin situation. A lot of players, a lot of companies, will probably say, ‘We’ve found a solution,'” Pepper said.
These padded shirts are available at your local sports store and are useful for athletes in all contact sports.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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