myBisL2 t1_j3fyw4g wrote on January 8, 2023 at 7:37 AM

Reply to comment by seattlesportsguy in Damar Hamlin continues to progress but remains in critical condition. by PrincessBananas85

When I heard he was conscious and talking I was so ridiculously happy. I used to work for the company the invented the defibrillator and who provides the AEDs for the NFL. We talked so much about how low the survival rate of a heart attack was, and how outcomes were significantly improved with prompt, properly performed CPR and defibrillation. I conceptually understood that, but watching this... it's different seeing it.

For the all things the NFL is, prepared for a medical emergency is one thing they got right. I wasn't there and I don't know everything that took place, but what I did see looked like the best case scenario. This so easily could have been a tragedy. Honestly, I thought it would be. I'm so pleased I was wrong.

theneedfull t1_j3h1vju wrote on January 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM

There is no doubt in my mind that this incident will save dozens of lives in the future as people will have a better idea as to what to do.

hutch2522 t1_j3n8h9b wrote on January 9, 2023 at 7:11 PM

It's caused my office to note that we don't have a defibrillator on site. We're fixing that now.

CodeBlue614 t1_j3hiuup wrote on January 8, 2023 at 4:57 PM

As a critical care doctor who sees dozens of patients following cardiac arrest every year, this is about as good of an outcome as can be reasonably expected. Based on the publicly available information, I figure he would be at least in the top 10%, if not the top 5% of outcomes I’ve seen in my career. I was so relieved when they said he was awake and writing.