Hamlin was resuscitated several times, according to information provided by a family representative and his uncle. Read the most recent update here.
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Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills safety, remained sedated Tuesday night after suffering a heart arrest Monday during an NFL game, according to his uncle Dorrian Glenn, who spoke to CNN outside the University of Cincinnati Hospital.
“I’m not a cryer, but I’ve never cried this hard in my life. “Just to know that my nephew died on the field and they brought him back to life,” Glenn remarked on Tuesday.
They drugged him so that he could continue to recuperate more effectively. We’re simply taking it day by day. “It appears that he is trending upward in a positive direction,” Glenn added, urging people to continue to pray for his nephew.
The Bills said Hamlin’s heartbeat was restored on the field as staff treated him before he was sent to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. A family spokesman emphasized Wednesday that Hamlin was only resuscitated once, not twice, as his uncle had said on Tuesday.
Hamlin is in critical condition after collapsing on the field during Monday night’s game in Cincinnati, according to his team. The dramatic scene had teammates weeping, praying, and embracing as their buddy was taken away by ambulance. The team said Hamlin spent the night in the medical center’s intensive care unit and stayed there on Tuesday.
Glenn says Hamlin is “flipped over on his stomach” in the hospital to help with the blood in his lungs. Doctors explained to Glenn that his nephew is in that posture to relieve strain on the lungs, allowing them to work less.
The next step is for Hamlin, who is still sedated on a ventilator, to breathe on his own.
During the first quarter of Monday’s game, Hamlin collapsed on his back shortly after rising from an open field tackle by Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. “His heartbeat was restored on the field” and he was taken to the medical center “for further testing and treatment,” the Bills tweeted early Tuesday.
