Health experts weigh in on the importance of knowing what to do in the event of cardiac arrest as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to recover at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
"Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals," the Buffalo Bills said in a statement this past Tuesday.
Encouraging news came overnight on Friday as his doctor said his breathing tube was removed and that he is neurologically intact. Here's a further dive into the medical issues surrounding what happened — and what to do in an emergency scenario."Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs," Singletary added.A heart attack occurs, she said, when the cells in the part of the heart muscle are not receiving the oxygen and nutrients they need.
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