By Leila Merrill
EMS1
CINCINNATI — Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in critical care Tuesday, a day after his heart stopped during a game, the Bills said via Twitter.
Since the 24-year-old safety went into cardiac arrest and collapsed, EMS experts have been weighing in on EMS providers’ on-field response.
Here is a collection of social media responses.
Resuscitation best practices
Some discussed prehospital resuscitation best practices.
https://twitter.com/MrJameWheaton/status/1610130909449289728 https://twitter.com/comilla_s/status/1610271099333513217 https://twitter.com/JonMassCasualty/status/1610330198209359872 https://www.facebook.com/jnmccloughan/posts/pfbid02khxBFBmUF5PMCULqBN7aqKATNUVrkSCvWXDj1gaVfGJ6Gd3RW4yFkXZw4fAv7ACpl
Cardiac care education
Some explained cardiac arrest and its treatment to members of the public scrolling for information.
https://twitter.com/HeartNews/status/1610154779770064896 https://twitter.com/BenjaminAbella/status/1610116451813429258 https://twitter.com/BenjaminAbella/status/1610156874091073540
Bystander CPR
To some, this has been a prime moment to discuss the importance of bystander CPR, which improves survival rates.
https://twitter.com/EMT0530/status/1610267526143041538 https://www.facebook.com/pakmedic/posts/pfbid0zzkQFgzNuuFtLHGxPi68DgxTj8UQPU48C22UcDxe2ehYoydesFiMdEyPccmqGeBxl
EMS pride
This has been a time of pride, too, for the way those on the field performed after Hamlin went down.
https://twitter.com/ktcollopy/status/1610272847842140160 https://twitter.com/HeartOTXHeartMD/status/1610102396470071301 https://twitter.com/SteveBenko/status/1610175062421676038 https://twitter.com/RiyazManjiyani/status/1610113640341938179