Following the catastrophic moment that the world watched Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapse on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the New York Times has now released the absolutely gut-wrenching audio of the radio traffic among first responders on that fateful day, as they scrambled to save Hamlin on the field after the NFL player suffered a cardiac arrest following a legal hit during the game.
On one channel that seemed to include medical personnel on the sidelines, a person can be heard saying, “I don’t like how he went down.”
In a matter of moments, the gravity of Hamlin’s critical condition became more clear, as another individual could be heard saying, “We’re going to need everybody. All-call, all-call,” the signal of a red alert.
“Call, bring everybody. We need an airway doctor, everybody. Bring the cot with the medics,” the first person cut back in on the recording.
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The Times reports:
The pleas were captured in recordings posted on a publicly available website that tracks emergency radio traffic. They marked some of the first urgent moments of the emergency response to a life-threatening crisis that rocked the N.F.L. and stunned fans at Paycor Stadium and millions more watching on ‘Monday Night Football.’ For about a half-hour at the stadium, a small army of doctors, athletic trainers and emergency workers rushed to save Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest after he took a hit to the chest while tackling a Cincinnati Bengals receiver.”
Yesterday afternoon, doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center finally confirmed that Hamlin was “awake and breathing.” The NFL star was unable to speak, due to the breathing tube that was still in place, but quickly asked in writing who won the Bills vs. Bengals game.
You can listen to the heartbreaking audio here:
When Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped during a game on Monday, a small army of doctors, trainers and emergency workers rushed to save him. They can be heard making clear the severity of his condition and the efforts to keep him alive. Listen to the audio. https://t.co/9pwZrrzxXi pic.twitter.com/YTH6ck09VM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 6, 2023
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