Damar Hamlin Was Resuscitated Twice, Heart Stopped At Hospital, Uncle Says

Damar Hamlin wasn’t solely introduced again to life on the sector throughout Monday Night Football, but in addition as he arrived on the hospital … this in response to his uncle, who says the Bills security’s coronary heart stopped for a second time.

Thankfully, medical personnel was once more capable of restart his coronary heart.

Hamlin’s uncle, Dorrian Glenn, spoke to CNN outdoors the Cincinnati hospital on Tuesday … the place he supplied an replace on his 24-year-old nephew.

“He’s still sedated right now,” Glenn stated. “They just want him to have a better chance of recovering better. So, they felt if he was sedated, his body can recover a lot faster than if he was awoke and possibly cause other complications.”

Glenn stated Hamlin is utilizing 50% of a ventilator now … an enormous enchancment from earlier in his hospitalization.

Hamlin’s uncle added the previous Pittsburgh Panther suffered lung injury … however remained optimistic he would be capable of breathe on his personal.

Glenn additionally talked concerning the sheer terror the household felt as they watched their beloved one collapse earlier than CPR was carried out for about 10 minutes on the sector in Cincy.

“We were all in tears,” Glenn added. “I’m not a crier, but I’ve never cried so hard in my life. Just to know, like, my nephew basically died on the field and they brought him back to life, that’s just heartbreaking. To see all those grown men crying and all the emotion, it really was a gut punch, man.”

“I would have been crying no matter who it was, but for it to be my nephew, it just had that much more impact on me, man,” he stated. “I’m just glad he’s still alive and able to fight and try and get better and recover.”

Dorrian additionally said medical doctors have positioned Damar on his abdomen in an effort to alleviate strain on his lungs.