Damar Hamlin

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I like a lot of you probably, was watching the game when he collapsed. I literally said "Oh shit" out loud by myself. This got to me, not sure why, but it did. It was difficult to watch.

I think the ESPN broadcasters/commentators did a good job and handled it well. And hats off to the medical staff on the field.

A tennis buddy of mine died from cardiac arrest many years ago at 45 years old. He was by himself, otherwise he may have survived.

Best article on it I have read to date: https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...amlin-reminder-nfl-players-human/10964911002/
 
Hope he makes it without any damage.

A similar thing happened to local guy. He got in a bar fight one night, only one punch was thrown, the other guy hit him in the chest hard, he dropped and was dead before any help arrived.
 
I like a lot of you probably, was watching the game when he collapsed. I literally said "Oh shit" out loud by myself. This got to me, not sure why, but it did. It was difficult to watch.

I think the ESPN broadcasters/commentators did a good job and handled it well. And hats off to the medical staff on the field.

A tennis buddy of mine died from cardiac arrest many years ago at 45 years old. He was by himself, otherwise he may have survived.

Best article on it I have read to date: https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...amlin-reminder-nfl-players-human/10964911002/

It is never good to see others suffer. But to see a "Kid" of 24yrs have an arrest and actually die on the field and then be revived is an eye opener to everyone, that we are mortal and this can happen to anyone at anytime.

My neighbor across the street, who I was just speaking to a few hours ago this morning, was just removed from his house by the fire dept., that's who responded first. He was in his 70's.

Some are unaffected by death because they know it's not going to happen to them. The rest of us know it can be us and are always paused. Enjoy every minute of everyday, live for today and plan for tomorrow, next week is next week ... JMHO.
 
I'm on the fence with the decision to stop the game. The guy had a heart attack....that doesnt mean you send 40k people home.
I was at an Indy race in Michigan a number of years ago and a tire came over the fence in corner 4.....came into our section....4 people killed and I mean brutally....my friend and I tried to help but there was nothing we could do..... track shut our section down....race kept going with no mention of the incident..... same happened at the Indy 500 with one killed.... might be a good idea not to go to a race with me.....but the show must go on
 
I'm on the fence with the decision to stop the game. The guy had a heart attack....that doesnt mean you send 40k people home.
I was at an Indy race in Michigan a number of years ago and a tire came over the fence in corner 4.....came into our section....4 people killed and I mean brutally....my friend and I tried to help but there was nothing we could do..... track shut our section down....race kept going with no mention of the incident..... same happened at the Indy 500 with one killed.... might be a good idea not to go to a race with me.....but the show must go on

I don't think the players and coaches could have played even if the game continued. CPR is brutal when done correctly and when you see it done to someone you know the emotional damage is huge. It's different in the hospitals because those people deal with it often. For a 24yr old to go down like that and have all those people see and hear what is going on is something they will never forget.

What is puzzling to me is if this was Commotio Cordis, the medical personnel was there immediately, pulse was restored on the field. etc., this should be a survivable event. He's young, healthy, pulse restored very quickly. He literally could be discharged the next day. This happened to a hockey player once, he was discharged the following day and back on the ice in 4 days.

For no real update and him to still be listed as "critical condition" is not good. Something is up.
 
I don't think the players and coaches could have played even if the game continued. CPR is brutal when done correctly and when you see it done to someone you know the emotional damage is huge. It's different in the hospitals because those people deal with it often. For a 24yr old to go down like that and have all those people see and hear what is going on is something they will never forget.

What is puzzling to me is if this was Commotio Cordis, the medical personnel was there immediately, pulse was restored on the field. etc., this should be a survivable event. He's young, healthy, pulse restored very quickly. He literally could be discharged the next day. This happened to a hockey player once, he was discharged the following day and back on the ice in 4 days.

For no real update and him to still be listed as "critical condition" is not good. Something is up.
I'd assume the concern is how long (if at all) he was without O2 to the brain and other systems. CPR is brutal, and defibrillation is worse to watch, especially for 100 football players who have never seen anything like that in person. I used to teach ACLS when I was on active duty in the USAF.
 
I like a lot of you probably, was watching the game when he collapsed. I literally said "Oh shit" out loud by myself. This got to me, not sure why, but it did. It was difficult to watch.

I think the ESPN broadcasters/commentators did a good job and handled it well. And hats off to the medical staff on the field.

A tennis buddy of mine died from cardiac arrest many years ago at 45 years old. He was by himself, otherwise he may have survived.

Best article on it I have read to date: https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...amlin-reminder-nfl-players-human/10964911002/
A few years ago my Doc told me only 60% of heart attack sufferers receive medical attention. I was one of the lucky 60%.
I was watching the game with my wife when this happened. She asked me if he fainted. I said "he is in arrhythmia". I had studied this when I started coaching my oldest son's baseball team 20 years ago. it had happened to a few local youth baseball players around that time and I made all the pitchers wear a "heart guard". I didn't want to be giving an 8 year old CPR...

Hope Hamlin recovers. I have heard that he has swelling around the brain. Not good.
 
The good part is that the players surrounded Hamlin as he was being treated so the majority of the crowd and cameras couldn't see exactly what was happening. The bad part was that they saw and heard exactly what was happening, hence their shock...
 
I’m in a bar for lunch ….. every single tv is on a different channel and all the coverage is Damar…. Except the golf channel…. You know I spent two weeks in the hospital last month getting my heart paddled like it was their job and I got crickets from you phuckers :)
 
I’m in a bar for lunch ….. every single tv is on a different channel and all the coverage is Damar…. Except the golf channel…. You know I spent two weeks in the hospital last month getting my heart paddled like it was their job and I got crickets from you phuckers :)
Blueone... I personally did not know that you were in the hospital! Glad you have made it through the gauntlet and are feeling well!
 
One more observation.....he stood up and then passed out. He fell flat on his back with absolutely nothing to break his fall. Although he had a hemet on his head hit the ground extremely hard. He could be in a situation where his heart is OK, which is absolutely expected, but they have him sedated due to swelling of the brain from the fall.

Just a thought.
 
Blueone... I personally did not know that you were in the hospital! Glad you have made it through the gauntlet and are feeling well!
Steve …. I didn’t say that for sympathy… but to suggest heart problems are all around us everyday…. Hell in Indy we have a whole wing dedicated to tickers. The family for damar are now making statements….. just a little over the top for me
 
I’m in a bar for lunch ….. every single tv is on a different channel and all the coverage is Damar…. Except the golf channel…. You know I spent two weeks in the hospital last month getting my heart paddled like it was their job and I got crickets from you phuckers :)
Had I known you were in for 2 weeks I would have given 24/7 coverage the entire time.:cool: I was in for 2 two day stints for my heart attack and that was more than enough. Glad you survived the ordeal to give us shit! Did you get to take a video this time?
 
I'm on the fence with the decision to stop the game. The guy had a heart attack....that doesnt mean you send 40k people home.
I was at an Indy race in Michigan a number of years ago and a tire came over the fence in corner 4.....came into our section....4 people killed and I mean brutally....my friend and I tried to help but there was nothing we could do..... track shut our section down....race kept going with no mention of the incident..... same happened at the Indy 500 with one killed.... might be a good idea not to go to a race with me.....but the show must go on

I was similarly conflicted.

As a parent of a HS football and baseball player, it was very frightening to watch.
 
Yeah, they talked about the go fund me last night, something he did 2+ years ago I think.

Who pays medical bills and the like for things like this? Let's assume he survives but can't play football anymore, do football teams have workers compensation?

I had no issue with them suspending the game. It's no different than witnessing a horrific accident at work and being sent home for the day afterwards IMO. The fans will not lose $$$.
 
Great question. I assume the NFLPA has some serious injury protections in place considering the level of injuries/risks to players.
 

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