Damar Hamlin update

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Link to tweet

[Lovie777]

1. Keeping him in my prayers .....

[brewens]

2. I would hope that means promising brain function that looks like he may recover fully. n/t

[NH Ethylene]

8. I just don't understand why he would have brain function issues.

If he was resuscitated right away.

I do wish they would give more info, even as i understand the family's need for privacy.

[HUAJIAO]

9. Don't know how long his heart was stopped.

[NH Ethylene]

10. Maybe I'm missing something but they were doing CPR on him very quickly.

Although if it took more than 3 minutes or so to get started, it could be too late for his brain health.

[HUAJIAO]

18. We don't know for sure just what 'very quickly' means in this instance.

[FarPoint]

20. Also...

I would consider that him to be in oxygen deficit when he went down....He was running and would need more, immediate oxygen from the exertion... So, when he went down, he was already deprived with a great demand for oxygen..

[NH Ethylene]

21. Good point.

That might explain it. Poor guy.

[druidity33]

17. 9 minutes. nt.

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19. 9 minutes was how long they administered CPR.

They also restarted his heart with a defibrillator during that time.

I don't know how long it was between the cardiac event and the beginning of CPR. But with trained medical professionals watching the game and running to him - I'll bet it wasn't more than 1-2 minutes.

[milestogo]

3. His toys for children charity is doing very well!

Link to tweet

[NH Ethylene]

22. Does anybody else think this is excessive for a toy drive?

The goal was $2500, after all. I hope the charity has plans for all this money besides buying toys.

[milestogo]

23. I have a feeling this will happen - maybe go nationwide.

Too much money is a great problem.

[secondwind]

4. Great news.....

[SoCalDavidS]

5. Why Is There A News Blackout?

The hospital has yet to make ANY official statement or hold a news conference. Only ones talking are non-immediate family members or friends.

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6. There are HIPAA laws which protect the patient's privacy.

If the family wants to share information - that's legal. Hospitals should never say anything other than "critical" "serious" or "fair" condition. I am presuming the Uncle is hearing information from Damar's doctors.

[SoCalDavidS]

7. So Immediate Family Must Be Instructing Hospital Not To Comment

It seems like normally a hospital would comment on his condition and if he was improving, when it’s a news story this big. Unless they’re being told not to.

It just makes me fear that he is really not improving to any significant extent. Wouldn’t they want to ease people’s fears with positive developments and outlook?

[milestogo]

13. It is illegal for them to comment.

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Some medical speculation here: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/football/damar-hamlin-collapse-bills-status-wednesday/index.html

[Prairie_Seagull]

12. MSNBC interview with Uncle (this morning) said his O2 was down from 100 to 50 percent.

[TlalocW]

14. Unfortunately

There's been a lot of, "THIS WAS THE VACCINE!" BS going around the internet about his unfortunate incident.

[milestogo]

15. Medical speculation on Damar's condition here:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/football/damar-hamlin-collapse-bills-status-wednesday/index.html

[Mosby]

16. People should stop speculating.

No one knows what caused his cardiac arrest.