Bills player Damar Hamlin, who tried to stop his opponent during the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills American football match played in the USA last night, suffered a heart attack due to a blow to the chest.
The heart of the 24-year-old player was operated on with first aid on the field. The player connected to life support is in critical condition.
Damar Romeyelle Hamlin (born March 24, 1998) is an American football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was selected by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Hamlin spent most of his rookie season as a backup before becoming a starter in 2022.
A terrible incident occurred during the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills American football game played last night in Ohio, USA. Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin (24) was hit in the chest while trying to block rival Tee Higgins. Damar Hamlin, who dropped Tee Higgins and stopped the game, collapsed unconscious 3 seconds after standing up. The medical teams, who immediately intervened with the ambulance entering the field, determined that the player had a heart attack. The medical teams, who cut the player's uniform, both gave heart massages and gave electricity to the heart with a shock device.
9 MINUTE INTERVENTION
While the match was suspended, the heart of the player was restarted with the 9-minute first aid intervention on the field. Damar Hamlin was rushed to the hospital immediately. But he couldn't breathe on his own. The player, who was put into an artificial coma, was connected to life support. The condition of the player is reported to be critical. Tee Higgins, whose blow to the chest caused Damar Hamlin to have a crisis, shared the message "I'm praying for you bro" on social media.
'CHILD MOM'S STAR CHILD
His mother, Nina Hamlin (40), gave birth to her son, Damar Hamlin, at the age of 16. Growing up as the child of a single mother, Damar Hamlin was very close to his family. Even in his university life, he preferred the University of Pittsburg, near his home, in order not to stray away from his mother. It was learned that Nina Hamlin, who was at the stadium at the time of the incident, went to the hospital in an ambulance carrying her son.
3 MILLION DONATIONS
Damar Hamlin, who received a seasonal salary of $825,000, launched an online donation campaign in December 2020 to buy toys for children in need. The goal of the campaign was to raise $2,500. Very few donations were collected during the 2 years. However, after the player had a heart attack on the field the previous night, the number of donations collected in the campaign suddenly reached 3 million dollars.