American football player collapses on field, doctors administer CPR

Damar Hamlin
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An American football player Damar Hamlin who plays for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed during his Monday night game on the field against Bengals as his heart reportedly stopped beating.

According to Fox News, the medical staff immediately rushed into the pitch and administered CPR to Hamlin before he was later revived and taken out in an ambulance to a Cincinnati hospital. According to reports Hamlin is still in critical condition.

The medical emergency sparked an immediate outpouring of prayers and well-wishes from fans, commentators and other players, and brought attention back to the particularly dangerous nature of America’s most popular sport.

In pictures that surfaced on social media early on Tuesday morning, players, fans at the stadium were all in tears as medical staff worked to revive Hamlin. The game was later postponed.

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Fox News reports that part-way through the first quarter of Monday night’s matchup, Hamlin took a hard hit to his chest as he tackled the Bengals’ Tee Higgins.

He then stood up and suddenly collapsed to the floor, with medical staff rushing onto the field shortly after.

Players from both NFL teams, clearly shaken by what they had witnessed, gathered around Hamlin during the treatment, which ESPN said included CPR, with many of them kneeling to pray and some openly weeping.

At 1:48am local time the Bills confirmed Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following the hit and his heartbeat was restored on the field. He is currently sedated and remains in a critical condition.

The NFL then issued a statement saying that league commissioner Roger Goodell had announced the game had been postponed and gave details of Hamlin’s condition.

The statement read, “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,” the league said in a statement.

“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.”

 

 

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