It's good that he remembers there was a game. I wonder how much of the game he will actually remember.
Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin
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Good news with a bit more detail from this CNN update linked below.
Been communicating enough for Dr. Timothy Pritts, vice chair for clinical operations at UC Health to state “So, we know that it’s not only that the lights are on, we know that he’s home. And that it appears all cylinders are firing within his brain.”
“This marks a really good turning point in his ongoing care,” Pritts said. “There are many, many steps still ahead of him. From our standpoint, we would like to see him continue to improve, to be completely breathing on his own and to be ready to be discharged from the hospital.”
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Been communicating enough for Dr. Timothy Pritts, vice chair for clinical operations at UC Health to state “So, we know that it’s not only that the lights are on, we know that he’s home. And that it appears all cylinders are firing within his brain.”
“This marks a really good turning point in his ongoing care,” Pritts said. “There are many, many steps still ahead of him. From our standpoint, we would like to see him continue to improve, to be completely breathing on his own and to be ready to be discharged from the hospital.”
Damar Hamlin's first question after waking up was 'did we win?' doctor says, days after his cardiac arrest during NFL game | CNN
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is awake in a Cincinnati hospital, is neurologically sound and is moving his hands and feet, doctors said Thursday, news that has drawn relief and joy from supporters nationwide days after the 24-year-old's in-game cardiac arrest.
It's one of the most frightening things to witness. I can't imagine the experience. Seen it once. That was enough. No, you cannot talk. And if you should vomit while intubated....
DP just said that his breathing tube is out and he is able to breath on his own.
Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
Dead on the field Monday. Fighting another day on Friday.
Dead on the field Monday. Fighting another day on Friday.
On field responders, on television most of the time even, saved (...or resurrected?) a man's life. Amazing.
Yeah, I am certainly not qualified to analyze any of this, but it sure seems like the actions by those first responders (on the field, in the ambulance, and at the hospital) created something of a miracle. I will be interested to hear that story when it comes out.
That is amazing news. As great as the safety equipment is these days, the advancement in medicine as been equally as important in making the game 'safer'. Not long ago, he would have been declared dead with no chance to save him. Now, less than a week later, he's breathing on his own and is recovering.
If you forget everything, target between the nipples and focus on compressions is what all the trainers I've had tell me. Too many people worry about when to breathe, but circulation is more important than breathing.
He joined the Bill's Friday meeting via FaceTime to tell them "Love you boys."
I could see this really galvanizing the Bills and motivating them. They could be really, really tough to beat.
And make your compressions really hard and fast. You're supposed to compress 2 inches which is a lot, and often breaks the person's ribs. It's exhausting if you're doing it right.
Stiff arms and just your weight. Don't use your arms, use your back and rock at your hips, keep your elbows locked. Most heart rates are 60-80 beats per minute, so you want to be in that a compression a second area at least, best to be faster since your compressions are not as good as the natural heart.
I seem to remember the target being over a hundred compressions per minute. I've only done it on a dummy for 2 minutes I think and I was getting pretty tired by the end. In a real world situation where you might have to do it for 10 minutes or more waiting for an ambulance it's going to get pretty tough. I remember our instructor saying that if you're lucky you'll have multiple people that can do CPR and to take turns every couple of minutes.
Yeah, you will never really have too many if you are doing them deep enough. If you pause at all, you are too slow. I was just pointing out the reasoning behind it. Like I mentioned, the normal heart is 60-80 and if your compressions aren't as efficient, it's best to be more than that.
I agree with you and would add that thousands of first responders create miracles every day. I'm not taking anything at all away from what you're saying about this group, but pointing out the amazing work done is by these individuals day in and day out across the country.
I've been First Aid/CPR/AED certified for 15+ years. Two years ago I actually watched an incident unfold in front of me at a musical. It wasn't that I didn't know what to do, but knowing when to start doing it is complicated. There was a surgeon there, and in hindsight I trusted her to know what to do but she was clearly out of her element. There was a police officer on the scene almost immediately after the 911 call and he absolutely took command. I helped him get the guy onto the floor and the officer started CPR. I offered to take over when he needed a break, fortunately medical help arrived very quickly. Watching that team call out instructions, seeing them digging through kits with packaging flying everywhere; everyone with a job to do. It's an incredibly intense scene. Very well organized chaos. They got him stabilized enough to move him to the stretcher and to the ambulance. I remember the complete vacuum of silence when all of the activity was suddenly gone out the door leaving only room full of shocked bystanders. The only sounds we're the two first responders gathering up the boxes and packaging from all the materials scattered around the aid kits. I know the individual ended up passing away a few days later, but the advanced life saving efforts allowed his family a chance to see him and say goodbye.
These are incredibly hard jobs to do. Now that I've seen it I'm even more grateful for the people that sign up to walk into that situation everyday knowing that they will lose more than they win. Always happy to see these wins celebrated for their sake and sanity.
So awesome.
What is wild to me is as he gets fully back (not sedated, etc) and will see the film of the scene, the real time and immediate after response, his teammates....just wild.....for him to try to comprehend (because i'm sure at first he would only remember the game and then the "fog" of being in the hospital etc (think that feeling if you've had surgery, etc).
This is remarkable.
Now, I will be ANNOYED if the "round two" of talking heads/twitter takes "should have they even cancelled the game?" "what about the playoffs now" blah blah....but that is always expected in our new world of "everyone needs to comment."
