Damar Hamlin’sโฃ Cardiacโ Arrest: โคCause Revealed as Commotio Cordis,โข NFLโค Safety Cleared to Return
Buffalo, NY โฃ- Buffaloโ Bills safety โขDamar Hamlin has revealed the cause of โhis cardiac arrestโค during a game โขin January: commotio cordis, a rareโข adn often fatal disruption of the heart’s electrical charge triggered by a blowโค to the chest.Hamlin, who has been medically cleared โto resume football activities, shared the diagnosis and โฃhis gratitudeโ for surviving the โordeal โin his first public address since the incident.
The life-threatening event occurred on January 2nd during theโ Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin collapsed after โฃmaking a tackle โคand sustaining a hit to the chest. Heโ wentโค into cardiac arrest, โrequiring immediate medical โคattention on the โfield โbefore being transported to a local hospital.
According โฃto the National Institutes โคof Health, commotio cordis happens whenโ a meaningfulโ impact to the chest wall interferes with the heart’s rhythm,โ leading toโข dangerous fibrillations.โค While relativelyโข uncommon, it’s particularly dangerous as it can โคoccur in individuals with โor else healthy hearts.
“I died on national TV in front of the wholeโฃ world,” Hamlin stated, powerfullyโ reflecting on the gravity of theโฃ situation. He alsoโค acknowledged the shared experience of loss, โadding, “I lost aโข bunch โof people in myโ life. I know a bunch ofโ people who lost people in their lives. I know that feeling.โ That right there is the biggest blessingโข of it all -โ for me to still โฃhave my people and my people โฃto stillโข have me.”
Hamlin’s recovery and return to football representโฃ aโ remarkable story of resilience. His openness about the cause of his collapse โฃis โexpected to โraise awareness about commotio cordis โค and perhaps lead to further research and preventative โmeasures โwithin โคtheโข sport.
Source: CNN
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