News: Damar Hamlin Injury thread (Breathing Tube Removed!)

[Risen Star]

 

[Risen Star]

 

[Risen Star]

 

[Risen Star]

 

[Risen Star]

 

[WoodysGirl]

 

[Doomsday101]

sound like he has made tremendous progress. Happy to hear this

 

[WoodysGirl]

 

[jujoboys]

So who is going to tell him that once he gets out of the hospital he has over $7 million worth of toys to purchase and deliver?

On a serious note, so glad he looks like he is going to make it and be fully functional.

 

[Cowboys_22]

Oh happy day

such great news!

 

[CT Dal Fan]

This makes my day. Best news we have gotten yet about him. Loved that the game was the first thing on his mind, a true warrior and competitor no matter what.

 

[nyc-cowboy]

Nice to see the good news.

 

[Tabascocat]

Great news

The next, and maybe last, big hurdle will be getting off that ventilator with minimal lung damage.

 

[ShortRound]

 

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[Flamma]

He actually asked about the game. That is the best news you can get. He's still there.

 

[plymkr]

Wonderful news. Very exciting and encouraging. Thank God. I'm pretty pumped he was aware about the game and asked about it. Great sign that his brain has not suffered damage. The doctor's response of "you won the game of life" was awesome. Continuing to pray and hope the good news keeps coming.

 

[plymkr]

He actually asked about the game. That is the best news you can get. He's still there.

Right. He's still there and that's like you said the best news we can get. His brain seems to be intact. I just made a post but I'm making another one cuz I'm just really excited about him making progress.

 

[USArmyVet]

These are the moments in life when you realize that God does exist and that the power of prayer is real.

 

[Point-of-the-Star]

In my experience of 30 years in critical care I'm wondering why the slower approach at removing the endotracheal tube and getting him off the ventilator. That has always been an early goal because of the increased risk of pneumonias with the indwelling ETT.

My wife and I were just discussing that the young man shouldn't have survived a complete arrest in the field. It's uber rare. As is post arrest neurologically being intact. As I stated before that even in a hospital setting with many trained, highly trained, staff at the ready and with all the resuscitative equipment on hand the percentage of full survival / walk out of the hospital patients is teeny tiny. (Of course many of these folks have underlying medical problems to begin with but spontaneous arrests happen too).

For his sake I am thankful for the prayers offered up on his behalf. Impressive national prayers. I will forever look at
Dan Orlovsky in a different light. His prayer on ESPN on behalf of Damar Hamlin was powerful. I am praising God for this recovery!