Cause of Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest Still Not Clear, Doctor Says
Doctors with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said tests are ongoing to determine the cause of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during Monday night’s game.
A “workup is ongoing,” William Knight, lead physician and professor of emergency medicine at UC Health, said in a news conference Thursday. “We do not have definitive answers as to the etiology of the arrest, and tests will continue to progress.”
Hamlin, 24, collapsed to the field during the first quarter of the Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday. As he spent about 15 minutes on the field, medical personnel performed CPR on him and used an automated external defibrillator to restart his heart, according to the Bills in a Tuesday update….