Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, has made a miraculous recovery in only a little bit more than a month after he fell and had a cardiac arrest during the first quarter of their game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
In a new interview with “Good Morning America,” Denny Hamlin, the trainer who performed on-field CPR on Hamlin for nearly ten minutes on January 2 and restored the player’s pulse before rushing him to the hospital in critical condition, was credited by Denny Hamlin as the person who saved his life, according to Denny Hamlin. Hamlin was involved in a car accident on January 2 that left him unconscious and unable to breathe.
“I owe Denny my life. Hamlin explained it this way when he was on “GMA”: “Michael Strahan. “He enjoys the opportunity to explain that he was only doing his duties. However, on that particular evening, he was the one who saved my life by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on me.”
Listen to the conversation between Michael Strahan and Damar Hamlin that will air on “Good Morning America” on Monday at 7 a.m. Eastern Time.
After being put on a ventilator at first, the 24-year-old patient ultimately showed signs of recovery and was released from the hospital nine days later. The collapse of Hamlin has spurred a broader awareness about the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young people and the significance of bystanders knowing how to do CPR, which may save lives.
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Hamlin said that Kellington’s rapid thinking was the deciding factor in a circumstance that may have resulted in either life or loss.
