‘”Damar Hamlin spent last night in the intensive care unit and remains there today in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.’
Archives for January 4, 2023
Opinion: Hamlin injury scene hard to comprehend
‘Those are the images that will remain embedded in all of us, whether personally on the field or watching on television.’
Bills fans, sports world flocks to support Damar Hamlin’s charity after collapsing during ‘Monday Night Football’
‘As Bills fans and others around the sports world await any health update on the second-year safety, in typical Buffalo fashion, many were encouraged to support Hamlin by donating money to his charity page, “The Chasing M’s Foundations Community Toy Drive”.’
Stadium reaction after scary collapse from Bills safety Damar Hamlin during Monday game
‘WBEN’s Brian Mazurowski was at the stadium during the game and shared the reaction of the stadium as the collapse played out, “The two words that I keep coming back to is just confusion and shock,” Brian said Tuesday morning. “Nobody had really the slightest clue for a while exactly how serious this was.”‘
Family of Bills’ Hamlin thanks supporters, asks for prayers
‘The family also thanked the first responders, medical staff at UC Medical Center, the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals for their support.’
Medical experts discuss Damar Hamlin, what may have caused cardiac arrest
‘”When the heart stops beating whether it be because of a very fast heart rate or a very slow heart rate. So, essentially the amount of blood being pumped out of the heart essentially drops to very small amounts,” he said.’
NFL announces game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals will not be resumed this week
‘The game was first suspended and then postponed after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field on Monday night. The Bills announced Hamlin spent the night in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and remains there Tuesday in critical condition.’
Bills Mafia joins together to lift Damar Hamlin up in prayer during community vigils
‘”We pray for every doctor, every nurse, every single person that will touch his body today,” said Jill Kelly, speaker at the community prayer. “Lord, that you would give them wisdom and discernment. That you would reach in to the situation through their hands that you would use them to save this man.”‘
Damar Hamlin shows improvement, still in critical condition at Cincinnati hospital
‘Glenn confirmed to the NFL Network that Hamlin is still on a ventilator. But he is now only using 50% oxygen from the ventilator. Whereas last night he needed 100% oxygen.’
Terrifying cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bill Damar Hamlin offers life-saving CPR lesson
‘“When somebody goes into cardiac arrest it means their heart has stopped beating. It’s usually caused by an electrical malfunction of some kind — something that causes the heart to go out of rhythm and stop beating,” Lisa Neff, senior community impact director, American Heart Association, Buffalo.’
All 32 NFL teams update Twitter avatars to support Damar Hamlin
‘Fans left flowers outside of the hospital in a show of support for the Bills safety after he was injured during Monday Night Football as he tried to tackle Tee Higgins during the first quarter of the game. He stood up moments later and then immediately fell back to the ground.’
Bills fans react to Damar Hamlin incident
‘“Emotions just went wild last night,” said Bills fan Darlene Zlotek. “Watching this and seeing somebody pretty much fighting for their life and very high emotions — it’s just not a team — it’s a family.”’
What exactly is cardiac arrest and how can you save someone?
‘There are a lot of misconceptions about what exactly cardiac arrest is. What is it? Jennifer Pratt, the senior communications director for the office of the CEO of the American Heart Association, joined News 4 at 4 on Tuesday to talk about it.’
Business owners step up to support Damar Hamlin
‘“Being one of Buffalo’s sports bars, it just goes to show how much of a community rather than wins and losses,” Sports City Pizza Pub vice president Michael Rizzo said.’
“This is bigger than football”: Bills fans come together in prayer for Hamlin
‘“We’re not guaranteed another day. We saw that last night,” one person said while praying for Hamlin.’