American football star Damar Hamlin
“In critical condition” after cardiac arrest
Damar Hamlin has suffered cardiac arrest and is “in critical condition”.
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Soccer star Damar Hamlin has suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch. According to his team, he is “in critical condition”.
Buffalo Bills football star Damar Hamlin, 24, is “in critical condition” after collapsing on the field Monday and requiring CPR. The NFL suspended play overnight after Hamlin was revived for more than ten minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance.
His team gave via Twitter an update on the health of the US athlete. It reads: “Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest following a stroke in our game against the Bengals. His heart rate restored while on the field and he was taken to UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. Currently He is sedated and in critical. condition.”
Hamlin was also reportedly intubated and doctors are running tests, but “his vital signs are back to normal,” his marketing rep Jordan Rooney said. on Twitter an hour and a half after the collapse.
Suddenly he fell to the ground
The injury came when 24-year-old safety Hamlin tackled Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins early in the first quarter of the game. He quickly got to his feet before suddenly falling to the ground. As the magazine “People” further reports.medical personnel administered CPR to Hamlin and gave him oxygen as he was loaded into an ambulance.
While medical personnel tended to Hamlin, players from both teams knelt on the field, with several Bills players crying.
The five-foot, 200-pound soccer star was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, two miles from the stadium. His parents, mom Nina and dad Mario, were made to get off the stands to take him by ambulance.
