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NFL Star Damar Hamlin Awake & Communicating After Cardiac Arrest
Damar Hamlin has reunited with his teammates.
One time aft doctors confirmed that the Buffalo Bills safety, who was hospitalized aft going into cardiac arrest during a crippled connected Jan. 2, was awake, the enactment shared that the 24-year-old spoke with teammates during a squad meeting.
"Damar Hamlin FaceTimed into our squad gathering contiguous to speech to players and coaches," The Buffalo Bills tweeted Jan. 6. "What helium said to the team: 'Love you boys.'"
Their quality of the virtual reunion cam conscionable aft the squad shared an update connected Damar, who remains the ICU astatine the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, arsenic helium continues his roadworthy to recovery.
"Per the physicians astatine UCMC, Damar's breathing conduit was removed overnight," they wrote. "He continues to advancement remarkably successful his recovery. His neurologic relation remains intact and helium has been capable to speech to his household and attraction team."
Dr. Timothy Pritts, the part main of wide country at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, elaborate Damar's health status successful a property league connected Jan. 5.
"As of this morning, helium is opening to awaken and it appears that his neurological information and relation is intact," helium shared, per USA Today. "We are arrogant to study that, precise blessed for him and for his household and for the Buffalo Bills organization, that helium is making improvement. He continues to beryllium critically sick and continues to acquisition intensive attraction successful our surgical and trauma ICU."
Dr. Pritts added, "He's being cared for by ICU neurocritical attraction teams, trauma country and a cardiology team, arsenic good arsenic our adept nurses and respiratory therapists."
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Damar collapsed soon aft tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins during the archetypal 4th of the Jan. 2 game. Medical professionals past rushed to administer CPR for much than 10 minutes arsenic the players watched.
"He was past transported to a section infirmary wherever helium is successful captious condition," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said successful a Jan. 2 statement, noting the then-suspended crippled would beryllium postponed (it has since been canceled)."Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We volition supply much accusation arsenic it becomes available."
