Damar Hamlin - Now (1/11/2023) discharged from Buf Gen & “recovering at home”

[Chandler#81]

2 minutes ago, biggerdaddynj said:

The NFL comes out of this looking totally callous, like a second rate organization (of hypocrites) and this moment should be acknowledged for what it was, a horrible black mark on their history.  An organization with any sense of responsibility for their employees’ safety would treat them as human beings and shown leadership and earned respect by taking much more immediate action.  This is evidenced by the fact that he is laying in a hospital bed in critical condition having to be intubated.

Oh F***! You DIDN’T just go there! smfh

[HalftimeAdjustment]

4 minutes ago, djp14150 said:

if this happened at a workplace there will not be pressure to come back to work the next day.

 

Not all workplaces are created equal.

[muppy]

1 minute ago, Livinginthepast said:

I was thinking the same thing. Fate has really dealt us a bad hand this year but this? This is the worst thing that can ever happen to a player, his family, a team or their fans. Hamlin's health is the only important thing now and I just hope that the Bills can somehow recover. 

well Im only trying to process my feelings about this  like everyone else. Its like citicizing how a person grieves. Im devastated by this situation

[RiotAct]

Just now, Reverse Meathead said:

My prayers for Demar Hamlin and his family.  This was so strange.  The tackle looked routine.   There was some impact as Higgins lowered his head, but to this degree of damage is hard to understand.  I've seen this once before in professional football where Tom Pate of the Saskatchewan Roughriders died on the field at Ivor Wynne stadium in Hamilton against the Tiger Cats about 50 years ago.  In this case I strongly feel Demar will make a recovery.  If anything is of benefit it is NFL players' superior physical conditioning.   I'm not going to think any other way.  

that’s the thing… this kind of contact happens about 20-30 times per game.  It was a matter of time before the contact and force was “just right” to cause something like this, but you figure it’s a 1-in-5,000,000 occurrence 

[Steptide]

Obviously we have no report, but this has to be some kind of cardiac arrest right? 

[North Buffalo]

2 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

Was discussing with wife. We’re both physicians and this is what we think as well . One moment talking to teammates and the next, on the ground. Aortic rupture/dissection is likely - something caused blood from reaching the brain quickly. V fib from a hit to chest wouldn’t have been delayed. 

Isnt a dissection something that is congenital...? I could see a rupture though or if it is a dissection and it ruptured either way not good...

[boyst]

1 minute ago, Success said:

According to one of the Cincy boards, they have one of the best cardio hospitals in the world, near the stadium.  That can't be a bad thing.

 

Please let him be okay.

 

UC has a highly regarded level 1 trauma center. 

[HurlyBurly51]

1 minute ago, NoSaint said:

what time did they call it internally? 
 

diggs was already in a towel before you and I got the announcement. 

that just shows the players have more common sense than the league.  Quite the stretch to defend the greedy NFL.  Everyone else knew within those 9 minutes he was receiving CPR what the right move was.

[Bangarang]

Just now, Steptide said:

Obviously we have no report, but this has to be some kind of cardiac arrest right? 

If they’re giving CPR, yes.

[UKBillFan]

Obviously our key concern is with Damar and his family and rightly so, and of course the rest of the Bills coaches, backroom staff and players going through this. But thoughts and prayers going up for Tee Higgins as well. He made a football play; there was nothing overly nasty or horrible about that challenge. It wasn't his fault - and he must feel awful right now.

Edited January 3, 2023 by UKBillFan

[oldmanfan]

Just now, Steptide said:

Obviously we have no report, but this has to be some kind of cardiac arrest right? 

Yes.  He arrested on the field.  Reports are that he now has a pulse but is intubated.  This is not good.

[Rubes]

2 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Obviously we have no report, but this has to be some kind of cardiac arrest right? 

I agree with the others that said this could very well be an aortic dissection. Very tough to deal with those, depends on the severity.

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by Rubes

[oldmanfan]

1 minute ago, North Buffalo said:

Isnt a dissection something that is congenital...? I could see a rupture though or if it is a dissection and it ruptured either way not good...

Not necessarily congenital

[vincec]

1 minute ago, Steptide said:

Obviously we have no report, but this has to be some kind of cardiac arrest right? 

It appears so. All the speculation seems to be what caused it.

[NoSaint]

Just now, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

They were probably giving themselves a chance to hear it they were able to stabilize damar in the hospital.  Not saying that was the right thing to do but it’s my best guess.

honestly, in live action, who the heck knows how much made it from the stadium to NY in the first 5 minutes. 
 

decision makers on the scale of cancelling a game may have been watching on tv trying to get glimpses of what was happening, and likely didn’t even get first phone calls until the ambulance was dispatched 

[MphsBillsfan]

2 minutes ago, Caesar said:

This is going around amongst Cincy fans.  

 

Nothing but good things to say about Cincy fans.  Everyone was concerned in my section and didn't care about the game, only Hamlins health.

[BUFFALOKIE]

7 minutes ago, DC Tom said:

This is absolutely horrific.

 

I don't have followers, so please retweet if you feel so.

 

Ur a idjut

 

[Fan in Chicago]

2 minutes ago, Success said:

According to one of the Cincy boards, they have one of the best cardio hospitals in the world, near the stadium.  That can't be a bad thing.

 

Please let him be okay.

 

A friend who has lived in Cincy said it takes an ambulance 10 minutes from the stadium to the UC hospital

[North Buffalo]

1 minute ago, HalftimeAdjustment said:

 

Not all workplaces are created equal.

Sorry I worked during covid where 11 people died a day including docs and nurses and we kept working... hard to see on national TV but unlike most of you I have seen stuff like this a lot.

[jethro_tull]

aikman just said he cant imagine this game will be played.

[PatsfanTN]

From Patriots nation, we are in shock. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you and the family. We hope for the best for Damar, hug your people…life is short.

[todd]

3 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

Was discussing with wife. We’re both physicians and this is what we think as well . One moment talking to teammates and the next, on the ground. Aortic rupture/dissection is likely - something caused blood from reaching the brain quickly. V fib from a hit to chest wouldn’t have been delayed. 

My wife had a VAD. They are variable. If it was a complete tear of one of the arteries, the other would have still fed the cerebellum. Hers was a partial tear and clot, and she likely ran a triathlon that way. She collapsed after, but got up. Had a stroke in the hospital.

 

this seems different than that, but what do I know. Scary, terrible, and I shouldn’t be speculating. 

[ytownblofan]

 

 

[HalftimeAdjustment]

2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

You are not wrong.  The question with Kevin Everett was, would he walk again

 

The question with Damar Hamlin is will he live, will he breathe on his own again

 

Kevin Everett's injury was also potentially life threatening but it does feel like this is worse in a way. Having said that the Everett situation was truly sickening as he was facing quadriplegia potentially and honestly the life expectancy for total paralysis is not great.

[ndirish1978]

Last time I saw an ambulance on the field was Kevin Everett, this is absolutely terrible. Just been praying for him for the last hour, simply awful.

[babulator]

Statement from the NFL:

 

NFL STATEMENT ON BILLS-BENGALS GAME

Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced.

Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition.

Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

The NFL has been in constant communication with the NFL Players Association which is in agreement with postponing the game.

[jethro_tull]

espn report from hospital no new info....

[The Wiz]

So Joe Buck just said they were "pounding" on his chest for CPR and Aikman was wondering when this game would be able to be played.

 

 

Nice work NFL on Fox.  

Edited January 3, 2023 by The Wiz

[Brand J]

The Butterfly Effect, I think about it after catastrophic situations. How one single scenario in the day would’ve led to a different outcome. If that stupid college game hadn’t delayed kickoff 15 mins. If Josh and Beasley connected on that pass the same play to Higgins wouldn’t have happened at that exact moment. Man. Prayers to Hamlin, his family, and to the rest of the Bills breathern.

[Einstein]

Just now, ytownblofan said:

 

 

 

Is this his agent? If so, good news!

[YoloinOhio]

Dang. I’m just thinking about all of us die hard fans on this board. This team, OUR team, we get to know them, kind of. Like real people, not just football players. We get disappointed when it doesn’t go our way on the field but we are always here, they are OUR guys. Seeing Josh, diggs, Tre with tears streaming down their face. The human emotion behind the jersey.  It’s surreal. I feel helpless but I feel this fan base does great things and we will get Damar through this! 

Edited January 3, 2023 by YoloinOhio

[Bill Grundy]

Feel bad for Tee Higgins tonight too. Must be weighing heavier on him than most.

[UKBillFan]

Just now, ytownblofan said:

 

 

 

Vitals back to normal - hope that means he is able to breathe by himself again.

[Mrbojanglezs]

4 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Obviously we have no report, but this has to be some kind of cardiac arrest right? 

 

Yes that is what CPR and AED is for 

[Buffalo716]

Just now, HalftimeAdjustment said:

 

Kevin Everett's injury was also potentially life threatening but it does feel like this is worse in a way. Having said that the Everett situation was truly sickening as he was facing quadriplegia potentially and honestly the life expectancy for total paralysis is not great.

Kevin everett was dying on the field and would’ve died at the stadium if not for the Buffalo medical personnel

[RiotAct]

1 minute ago, ytownblofan said:

 

 

who is Jordan Rooney?  I hope this is legit…

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, ytownblofan said:

 

 

 

This is positive. I think.

[Warcodered]

 

[ToGoGo]

6 minutes ago, Dick_Cheney said:

It seems like the most simple path, and it is. 

 

But it’s wrong on many, many levels for the Bills to be punished because it happened to their player, and it’s just as wrong for the guilt trip decision to be offered to Buffalo of “Do you want to forfeit?”

 

For whatever integrity this league and this game still might have, they have to figure out the logistics of this somehow. 

 

What they do in response to this will genuinely impact the future of the league. 

 

I don't think it's even an option for the NFL. 

[Steptide]

I feel like I can't even go to sleep until we get updates on Hamlin