Thread by @meganranney

Qs from my ER doc brain:
- was it commotio cordis?
- an unstable Cspine injury (Unlikely given that he got up right away)?
- a regular cardiac arrest?
- a ruptured aneurysm?

Regardless, waiting; & thankful for great medical professionals in Cinci. @BuffaloBills #billsmafia 🙏🙏

https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1610097419768979456

Commotio cordis ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11….

If not breathing spontaneously, but still had a pulse, more consistent w/ c-spine injury (Although the mechanism is admittedly not typical)

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Ps: blocking anyone who dares to bring pseudo-scientific bs into this.

Also, to be clear: NOT speculating. As a doc, these are the things I’m sure the other docs are thinking about.

Most of all, I’m hoping that whatever it is, he is ok. I’m sick about this - whether I were a Bills fan or not (& I am!), thinking of Hamlin & his family.

Last, for now: I hope that someone @NFL thinks about psychological first aid or the equivalent for the players. A horrible thing to watch.

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