New Zealand Girl Reacts to The Scariest Day In NFL History | Damar Hamlin

[@SaberOW]

Mad respect for the medical staff and for how quickly the situation was assessed by everyone.

[@big8dog887]

In 1971, a player actually did die in an NFL game. His name was Chuck Hughes, playing for the Eagles against the Bears, he had a heart attack on the field. No hit was involved, he had a pre-existing condition.

[@donaldcummings8407]

Was just gonna post something similar but I couldnt remember the mans name..

[@Macdelaven]

He played for the Lions. I remember when it happened.

[@big8dog887]

@@Macdelaven You're right. I was one year old, so I don't remember it, I googled it. He was born in Philadelphia, so I saw "Philadelphia" and mentally put him on the Eagles. He collapsed in front of recently departed Dick Butkus of the Bears, so I got that part right.

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

@@Macdelaven I do too. In fact, we were watching the game live on CBS. I was nine at the time and saw it was my Dad. The player, Chuck Hughes was an All-American receiver at Texas-El Paso (UTEP) and he had a heart condition. To show you that it was a different time back then, they FINISHED the game. There was a little more than a minute to go in the game. Thankfully times have changed.

[@jerrygray647]

Actually, what he had was cardiac arrest. That's different from a heart attack. If you watch the tackle, he suffered blunt force trauma to the heart. It was a direct hit, which caused an interruption in the electrical rythym of the heart. That will instantly stop the heartbeat. Basically, he dropped dead on the field. Without immediate CPR to restore the heartbeat, he would've been deceased. The staff saved his life. A heart attack is different because it involves blockage in the blood flow to the heart, for example, a clogged artery.

[@unklebacon44]

I'm a Buffalonian and obviously also a Bills fan. What an emotional night that was and then the rest of the story how his recovery unfolded. Amazing stuff and makes you wonder about a higher power. Glad you watched this.

[@dennisfloyd999]

I am from Buffalo as well and I am thankful for Demar's ongoing recovery, but I am also glad to see Courtney watch this. The support of the Buffalo Bills organization and fans was amazing but typical for this city. It was nice to see and listen to Courtney's reaction to this near tragedy.

[@LavitosExodius]

Commotio Cordis is the medical term you thinking of and it is 97% fatal if immediate medical aid isn't rendered in 3 minutes in this case CPR. Damar Hamlin is extremely lucky this happened in 2023 as opposed to in the 90's when it still wasn't understood that well.

[@jimiraybeckton]

My son and I were there. And as someone who witnessed the vibe after it happened, they made the absolute best decision to not continue the game. We’re huge Bengals fans, and they looked really good up to that point, but you could feel the deflation in the stadium. Crazy situation, and good video!

[@erikhayes1]

I watched it as it happened. I remember celebrating that amazing hit, being someone who played the game growing up, I love seeing hits like that. But as soon I saw his knees buckle my heart sunk into my stomach. I immediately knew something bad was going on. When the NFL announced that the teams had 5 minutes to take the field, fans from all over the country took to their social media feeds and began ripping into the commission and the NFL. None of us, not one single fan wanted to see that game continue.

[@adiuntesserande6893]

Honestly, if they *had* tried to push it forward, both Buffalo and Cincinnati would have rioted.

[@Chivaltic]

I live in Finland. Huge Bengals fan. My work starts at 6 am, woke up at 2.30 am to watch the game. I was in total shock after it happened and when I got work my coworkers noticed it and ask what had happened. They where terrified when I explained and throw out the day I continuously searched for updated about Damar. The incident was even published here in Finland, witch is rare because usually they only report about Super Bowl. I'm so happy he made a full recovery and it was so nice to see him watching in the stadium when Bengals and Bills met during the playoffs.

[@Pravo13]

Greetings from Cincinnati :) I've been to Helsinki 2x and Turku 1x. Love your country.

[@Thattoatalynormalguy]

The kickoff return was the first one in 3 years and 3 months it was a Amazing even had Josh Allen crying when he figured out thwt

[@kevind3619]

This shows that no moment is taken for granted. Damar Hamlin won the fight and it was a miracle. Nothing is more important than his health.

[@IndependentOutsider]

One of the positive outcomes also were groups advocating for defibrillators and life saving equipment for college and high school athletic programs. Interesting how a scary and potentially tragic moment can create positive change.

[@bamacopeland4372]

I wasn't complete and utter shock. To see such a young healthy athlete Go from vibrant player to this moment still with One of the scariest sports related instances I've seen. Thank you to the medical staff that helped him recover

[@kevinmorrissey9709]

Not even close. Yes he nearly died but recovered fully. Now Mike Utley of Detroit Lions was paralyzed and wheel chair bound for life after a hit in 1991

[@Montweezy]

I remember watching Mike Utleys play live. That was another very devastating play for sure. Especially with me being only 15 years old at the time watching that.

[@BostonBrian324]

I agree with you. And Darryl Stingley was another who was paralyzed.

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

OJ Simpson was very deadly off the field 🔪

[@wheelz8240]

Whatever happened to Dennis Byrd

[@colinbarlow-xh2km]

he did die cardiac arrest means he actually died his heart stopped

[@Terrell070]

There has only been one death on the field in an NFL game ever. Chuck Hughes. College Football had 40 between 1900 and 1905. Usually when a player has to be carried off the field on a stretcher or in an ambulance, the game restarts shortly after the player is carried off. It's outside the norm for the NFL to stop a game due to injury. Stopping the game was the right thing to do.

[@MrSoulauctioneer]

in the 70s in Des Moines Iowa, a youth league football team was in practice in a light rain, when lightning struck a kid in the chest, melting his crucifix into his skin. He died shortly after I believe.

[@RyneMurray23]

I saw this live on TV and I gotta say they were right on him making sure he was ok. That's the first time in NFL history that they stopped the game and didn't finish it.

[@MGower4465]

I had a high school teammate with a similar last name in the late 80s. He was expected to contend for a starting slot as a defensive tackle his senior year, but during that summer he was accidentally shot while hunting - by his brother, in the head. Hammer survived, and when graduation day arrived he reached a new goal - he stood up from his wheelchair, and walked across the stage using only a cane for balance, and received his diploma on schedule, on his own feet. Amazing what the human body can do when the spirit never gives up.

[@Montweezy]

Another thing that helped was Cincinnati Medical Center is only 4 miles from the stadium.

[@Montweezy]

He got tackled during a certain point in his hearts rythym that caused his heart to stop by being compressed by the tackle at the same moment the heart was supposed to be filling with blood during a normal rythym causing his heart to stop beating.Luckily they had a defribillator and were able to start CPR and use the defribillator to restart his heart.

[@randykelley6826]

He is back but only playing limited time in games and if not playing he is right on the sideline supporting his team. I was at a Bills party for that monday night game and when he went down there was not a dry eye there. The Bills Mafia is like being a part of the team and it felt like a brother went down.

[@SuePajcic]

If you're hit in the chest at the right millisecond in the heart cycle, it stops the heart. I know he decided to go back to play after a full recovery, knowing the risk of a repeat problem. Great guy.

[@jacobcraft123]

The entire rest of that season everyone was a FOOTBALL fan , teams didn't matter , games didn't matter , the only thing we all cared about was Damar Hamlin

[@Mbarnstein62891]

I remember watching that live on TV. He had to be resuscitated twice on the field before being rushed to hospital.

[@nicholasregan6526]

I was at that game at Highmark! My friends and I just got to our seats when the Bills scored on the kick off, the energy was great that day for Damar Hamlin! Number 3 was everywhere!

[@Ryandrew107]

Your timing of reacting to this is crazy because at the time of your upload, another Bills player was being taken off the field by ambulance after a hit up near his head and face.

[@marksmith9566]

Damar Hamlin returns to Bills: Latest updates as safety plays first NFL ... Oct 1, 2023Joe Rivera • 3 min read (Getty Images) Comeback complete. When the Bills took the field vs. the Dolphins on Sunday afternoon, it was a little more than a game for Buffalo. That's because the Bills...

[@dennishill991]

COME BACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE IF HE DONT WIN IT THEN SOMETHING IS WRONG ALSO HOPEFULLY HE HAS A LONG AMAZING CAREER

[@robwilliamson9056]

I’m a life long season ticket holder in Cincinnati. I will never forget this night

[@markdanz7039]

Just glad he's ok❤

[@thamertanner5448]

It's called commotio cordis, it wasn't a heart attack as stated in the video.

[@ydoucare55]

Calling it the "scariest day in NFL history" is pretty crazy considering a player actually died on the field in 1971.

[@rossmcleod-m1m]

Brought to you by Phizer, Moderna and the Economic Forum, that is why he did not want to talk about it, he was warned

[@chetstevensq]

Pretty sure the hit on Darryl Stingley by Jack Tatum had longer lasting devastation.

[@wesalker3479]

Broken neck, wasn't it? Never walked again. Frank Gifford was never the same after Chuck Bednarik knocked him out . . . . .

[@BravoBones]

Yea it was a crazy evening. Thank god he's ok now.

[@davidpinnix7446]

If you need top notch medical care, come to Cincinnati!

[@jessesleight9631]

Courtney is a gem

[@WCoolidge45]

He is on the field. Big love to the medical help

[@cypher515]

God, that was a scary night. And it started so innocuously from my perspective. Just after work, I was doing some stuff on my computer before sitting down for the game and my brother-in-law (who was picking my mom and stepdad up to go to my sister's house) poked his head into my room and said, casually, "We're going. There's an injury timeout, Bengals are up 7-3." He was out of the house before I realized something was wrong. It only took me about two minutes to go from "God I hope we can get the ball back" to "Holy God, I hope to God he's alright" then about two minutes later I was freaked out at how long it was taking. When _I_ heard that line about five minutes to get back, I basically yelled at Sean McDermott, the Bills coach, through the screen, *_"FORFEIT._* No one will blame you."

[@blackpowder99]

The most amazing thing is I can't remember a time when an NFL game was canceled, with fans sitting in the stands.

[@yugioht42]

This is called Commotio Cordis. A physical strike at the exact split second that the heart resets for another beat. It’s one hard hit to do. The only way to fix this is the defibrillator shock and cpr. Fortunately damar got it just in time as you saw the medical staff carry one. A few years ago a law was passed in all 50 states that an emergency automatic defibrillator has to be placed in every building that’s not a house new or old as both a medical emergency device and part of fire safety. Also all games youth, school, and professional have paramedics nearby with a defibrillator in the ambulance or having a defibrillator nearby. It’s called being prepared. At least one person is responsible for medical needs at youth games just in case but it usually amounts to just a few scrapes and scratches but knows how to find everything just in case.

[@ronbrooks6547]

Commotio Cordis but it is death. When the heart stops it is defined as death. So he died on the field and they had to restart his heart.

[@FlyingMedic92]

This also shows how important immediate CPR is during cardiac arrest. 2 min with no pulse neurological damage occurs. If someone is getting CPR, their heart is not beating or is not beating fast enough to keep them alive. This technically means they are not alive. Thats what makes this such an amazing story and also demonstrated how Rapid CPR saves lives. Had medical staff not recognized the severity of the incident, it would have had a terrible outcome. Also as a note, most people connect heart attack to cardiac arrest. Yes you can have cardiac arrest from a heart attack obviously but not every heart attack causes cardiac arrest. There are dozens more causes of cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest just refers to the heart stopping, no pulse. In Damars case, when he took the hit to the chest, it was hard enough and happened at the exact time during his hearts electrical cycle, to cause an unstable and unsustainable arrhythmia. Its very very rare but it does happen, its called Commotio Cordis. The hit sent his heart into an unstable heart rhythm which was not one that allowed proper oxygenation to his brain. Immediate CPR and defib are the only things that correct the arrhythmia and give the person the best chance of survival. We carry drugs and medications to also help correct any arrhythmia as well as medications to restart the heart, so to speak, and speed up their pulse, but the key to survival is Immediate CPR and defib. All the meds in the world will be unsuccessful, if there is not oxygenated blood getting to the brain.

[@maxwellharris507]

I remember that tackle not being particularly hard hitting, since Hamlin turned with the ball carrier

[@kevink2593]

Courtney: good to see you again! I'm curious, rugby's equally if not more physical, and without pads! Any similar dangerous episodes ever occur with the All Blacks or in NZ league play? Cheers!

[@scottw5247]

I was in the middle of eating dinner during this play, i instantly lost my appetite watching the game

[@JasonMoir]

The name of the condition is Commotio cordis. It's an electrical disturbance at a very specific point in the cardiac cycle.

[@Tony-no2mg]

Yeah he just played today he looked good

[@Yldcatz]

God bless you

[@harpergras]

Yes he is back playing with the team.

[@JoeVideoed]

Unfortunately I'm here after watching Buffalo play the Giants on Sunday Night Football & another Bills player had to be carted off in an ambulance (Damien Harris). Hamlin was on the sidelines for the Bills but inactive. He looked very upset at what was going on. Harris' injury was spinal related but fortunately he has movement in his arms and legs.

[@georgew9397]

Great video!! Well done!!

[@jasonbranam482]

As a Bills fan I loved the outpouring of respect and love for Damar. I will also let you know from Buffalo Bills that's what the blue collar work ethic is all about

[@realtruth716]

Commotio cordis ..Chris Pronger an NHL player was hit in the chest by a slapshot went into cardiac arrest, 2 days later signed himself out of the hospital went back to the playoffs.

[@shawnanderson6313]

Dude was that Kabir? KZbinr from London ?

[@danielstevens3869]

You look like you are pretty Tired Courtney. Hopefully you are getting plenty of sleep.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Work is definitely making her tired.

[@drdlin]

US has the best Medical System in the world.

[@iansimmons2459]

A verry lucky man 😢😢😢

[@Tony-no2mg]

Love you damar Hamlin ❤❤❤❤

[@steventaylor6881]

Yeah that definitely shook the US a bit, definitely brought the nfl together more or less. There may be alot of testosterone and comradery on the field of football, but they show alot of respect for each other wen shit gets serious

[@ronbrooks6547]

He tried to play but never really played again. He may have a Phobia of it happening again.

[@walterspears6416]

Ryan shazier

[@wjd]

It was scary for us BUFFALO bills fans,

[@OddSwiftGoose]

I agree. I had to search so much for updates

[@paulbattson834]

Damar is playing again.

[@gavinlambert4196]

WRONG! IT WAS CHUCK HUGHS! DIES ON THE FIELD!

[@FredHunley-v6o]

Ohio helps everyone

[@psx2514]

His heart attack was probably related to the kovid shot.

[@noname-wo8zp]

That's what they told him to tell everybody. Hes been threatened with his career. If you tell us what really happened. A lot of people assume it was from the jab.

[@moxeus]

With context, this is kind of karmic. I'll never forget seeing damar hamlin standing over jacobi myers celebrating after delivering a headshot that got him ejected.

[@craigpatch3354]

Hi

[@MrSoulauctioneer]

It was scary I will say that. The way it was handled was terrible. The Bills were losing and had the game finished, or the NFL rules were followed, the Bengals would have won. The Bills were given an advantage, the Bengals should have been the #2 seed. Courtney there was no reason they kept him on the field that long. And yes, they should have removed him and finished the game. When Sean Payton withdrew his players, that is a forfeit by the rules, but they ignored those. If I sound heartless, I am a Chiefs fan, and because of this, the fans of both these teams claimed the NFL gifted the Chiefs with the number 1 seed in the playoffs. The following season Hamlin was on the field in uniform.

[@MrSoulauctioneer]

This event was blown wayyyyyy out of proportion. Think I'm wrong? Research NFL players paralyzed during games. There have been more than one, and the games were played out. Imagine that, Oh! He broke his neck!!! Get him off the field we have a game to play!!!!

[@kathymichael2323]

It's sad that people will eat up whatever bullcrap they are fed. Theatrical manipulation.

[@DCxViper]

this whole situation really annoyed me tbh.

[@bobbyrobby3600]

It could have been the covid jab

[@cypher515]

Oh, knock it off! All the people saying that Damar really died and they hired a body double to cover up "Oh it was really the COVID vaccine" make me sick. Someone really came close to dying, really survived and all y'all sheep are capable of doing is "Oh, it's probably something about that fake vaccine about that fake disease" that REALLY KILLED MY FAVORITE WRESTLER a month and a half ago, and I am seriously tired of all of you.

[@zacharyliles8657]

It wasn't

[@wesalker3479]

@@cypher515 my son, my niece and a neighbor got "boosted" and had strokes. My son's friend, a new father, got boosted and never again woke up. So . . . you go ahead and boost yourself to the high heavens. . . . . Talk about sheep. . . . .

[@cypher515]

@@wesalker3479 So the problem is that the jab is designed to simulate a disease in a way so that your immune system has raised defenses against the real one. Medical Health Today in March said that there's an elevated stroke risk from the shot, that is not as bad as the actual disease's stroke risk. That's about all I can say about that. That's also exactly right for a vaccine, particularly one that was created this soon after we learned of a disease to begin with.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

@@wesalker3479 cry more tinfoil hat wearer.