🧵 on #DamarHamlin #BillsMafia Based on what we saw it is likely that Hamlin went into Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation. This is a fast, irregular & highly unorganized electrical rhythm of the heart that precedes a cardiac arrest. The question is what triggered the VT/VF 1/
Fortunately ACLS protocols were initiated on field. CPR was started and reports have confirmed that an AED was used, the latter of which was used to “shock” his heart back into a normal rhythm. He was then moved to UC where he’s intubated and sedated per protocol #BillsMafia 2/
The cause of his arrhythmia now needs to be determined. He will undergo a battery of tests to rule out structural heart disease, electrical abnormalities, electrolyte abnormalities, ischemia etc which will be performed by cardiologists over the next day or so #DamarHamlin 3/
He now starts his journey as a heart patient, his medical team will work to identify the causes, reversible and irreversible, of his arrest. Fortunately he is alive & that is what is most important. There are differences between a cardiac arrest and heart attack as shown 4/ 
Hamlin being quickly “resuscitated” on the field with an AED highlights the importance of having AEDs available & accessible in public areas and where athletic competition takes place, they are life saving. Here is a guide on how to do CPR. Learn it, it could safe a life 5/
We have become better at screening for Heart disease in athletes. There is more data & all major sports leagues do basic screenings during training camp and screenings have become more common in high school & college. We need to continue with vigilance re: symptoms and risks 6/
The hope for Hamlin & all our patients is the same, to allow them to be able to do the things they enjoy and spend time with those they love. I will not speculate on Twitter on specific reasons why this happened to Hamlin, this thread is more informative and public awareness /Fin
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