He made a tackle and then he stood up but immediately fell straight back. Had to be administered CPR on the field and taken away by ambulance. Never seen anything like it before.
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Looked like cardiac arrest like Christian Erikson. I assume the game will not continue tonight.
Reminded me of Christian Eriksen from Euro's 2020 who played for the Denmark national team. Heart stopped on the field and had to be revived with CPR. They showed the CPR and everything live on worldwide TV as the commentators we're completely oblivious to it. Thankfully made a full recovery and I believe was on their World Cup team.
Not likely. It’s almost certainly commotio cortis. Erikson was a non diagnosed cardio issue, this was caused by trauma
Yeah that almost confirms it’s CC, could have been something really weird but having to use the AED makes it more likely. Without an AED present or immediate CPR there is close to a 70% fatality rate.
Yeah that’s the strange thing. I’ve seen hundreds of thousand more violent hits than that.
It's easy to forget the level of hitting, size, speed, and violence that's happening on that field, literally every single play. I'm as guilty as anyone else. These guys are putting their lives on the line every game. Unreal. This is a gut shot. Hope he's able to pull through this.
Yeah, I'm constantly amazed at what the human body can go through. The training, endurance, equipment, etc protects so many lives and we just take it for granted. I'm shocked there aren't these types of events all the time. But obviously incredibly grateful.
I love watching football, but holy hell sometimes I feel guilty about it. I'd be worried about my own kid playing it and yet I pay to watch other people's kids play it. It's a big conflict for me.
You’re right. If CC is correct it’s about the timing of the hit more then the amount of trauma.
Its something that its questionable whether it will even exist a few decades down the road. It'll probably become too much of a liability for a lot of high schools to have it, and as that happens it'll affect things upward.
Where is Goodell's leadership? This game should have been cancelled by him 20 minutes ago. Poor leader.
The coaches, players and families need to be at the hospital. Wow
The coaches, players and families need to be at the hospital. Wow
Maybe. And that's sort of sad too.
Either way, I'll be in Jack Trice in September and cheering for the Vikings on Sunday. And I'll be conflicted and a hypocrite.
Best to probably just cancel this game and let the teams focus on Hamlins health.
The hit causes a disruption of the heart rhythm during a very specific part of the cardiac cycle. I’m talking milliseconds.
