Game Stopped . Hope that Player makes it . Looks Very Bad .

Amen.

Watched it unfold.

Glad they called the game for the nite.

Prayers he is ok

I didn't think that hit looked bad at all but, something really bad happened ..

I saw it happen and right away I thought that guy was in trouble. Real hard helmet hit to the chest. Sure hope the kid pulls through.

Cardiac stuff is scary.

The local hockey team has had 2 guys with serious heart stuff happen during games--one took a puck to the chest. He skated about 3 steps then went down. The other guy was sitting on the bench and had a heart attack and keeled over.

Luckily they both made it--when you think about it during a game you've got medical personnel and equipment standing by seconds away.

It could be one of those 1 in a 1000 things.

But I would bet more will come out about this.....

Of course you do.

If it is the case we will never know, way to much at stake to not cover that up.

Tragic incident. I thought of this immediately https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis

Kinda think this is the consensus. Also, Hamlin is in stable, but critical condition, and highly sedated. Heart was beating on it's own but he wasn't breathing on his own. Was receiving CPR for 10 min's. Finally "shocked" him. I can't imagine any good coming out of a CPR episode for 10 min's.

Back in the day (nobody had heart attacks) they moved them to the locker room and game on!

A similar thing happened to Chris Pronger in an NHL game 25 years ago. Got hit in the chest in exactly the wrong spot at exactly the wrong time. He also survived, went on to play hockey for several more years. This type of cardiac event occurs in car accidents, too. A blow to the chest in the area of the heart can do it if it hits at the wrong time.

I heard his lungs were damaged.

According to the news this AM he is still sedated and on oxygen, it has been reduced from 100% to 50%.


https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146875475/damar-hamlin-hospital-update-uncle-ventilator-resuscitated

He’s sedated because most likely he’s on a ventilator. They are saying his heart stopped several times and was given CPR for 9 minutes. The experts are saying CPR only restores an out 30-50percent of the oxygen needed for the brain. If he survives he’ll have to deal with some amount of rehab.

YOu'd think in the 21st century, one could design a helmet that not only protects the brain from sloshing around in the skull, but also design it so it won't be used as a howitzer shell to the opposing player(s).

He got hit in the chest by the runner’s shoulder.

This may make me sound like a dik but my thoughts were of course this is sad, tragic, and nauseating to watch. BUT the football community and fans seem to be beyond sad and are behaving as if this guy is a hero and has done so much for society and deserves a heroes consideration. There's even a monitary fund set up for him.

I thought about all the children in St. Judes Hospital, for example to name one group of tragedy stricken people, along with their poor parents. And people who risked their lives to save others (military). This guy was playing a dangerous game with known risks all for big money and self satisfaction. Again, tragic and I'm sad but it's weird how people treat his injury (severe at it is) just because he's a pro sports player.

I agree 100%
As a country, we have some messed up priorities and concerns.