Dr. Timothy Pritts from the UC College of Medicine says there has been “substantial improvement” with Damar Hamlin over the past 24 hours.
“He is beginning to awaken and it appears his neurological condition and function is intact.”
Calls it a turning point in ongoing care.
“He is beginning to awaken and it appears his neurological condition and function is intact.”
Calls it a turning point in ongoing care.
UC Health physician Dr. William Knight IV says: “It’s been a long and difficult road for the past few days. He has been very sick and has made a fairly remarkable improvement.” Now is showing positive signs in vital signs and organ recovery. Workup ongoing regarding the cause.
Dr. Knight says immediate recognition of a serious situation and loss of pulse by the #Bills medical staff was critical, allowing Hamlin to get immediate bystander CPR and defibrillation. “We cannot credit their team enough.”
Dr. Knight: "We’re focused on the long-term recovery right now. ... He has a ways to go with liberation from the ventilator." Too early to project about Hamlin's full recovery. Many more steps but focus is on getting him home to his family.
Could Damar Hamlin play pro football again?
"It’s entirely too early to have that conversation. He’s still critically ill in the ICU."
Focus is on getting him breathing on his own, getting stronger and back home.
"It’s entirely too early to have that conversation. He’s still critically ill in the ICU."
Focus is on getting him breathing on his own, getting stronger and back home.
"The best outcome is back to who he was before this all happened."
Doctors say Damar Hamlin initially had a pulse on the field, then lost it under the nose of the doctors assisting him. Received immediate bystander CPR and defibrillation within minutes.
"Textbook" response and NFL's protocol should be a model for other sports leagues, they say.
"Textbook" response and NFL's protocol should be a model for other sports leagues, they say.
Dr. Knight says Hamlin is still on the ventilator and hasn't been fully assessed, given the circumstances. "Neurologically intact" means big motor movements and following commands. As for cognition, speech, etc. -- "looking forward to learning more soon."
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