BREAKING: Damar Hamlin is 'beginning to awaken' and able to communicate in writing, doctors said.
Hamlin, who still has a breathing tube, was able to communicate in writing to a nurse last night, according to Dr. Timothy Pritts of UC Health.
"We would like to share there has been substantial improvement over the last 24 hours," he said at the briefing as he sat alongside Dr. William Knight, also of UC Health."We have significant concern about him after the event that happened on the field. He is making substantial progress. As of this morning, he is beginning to awaken."
Pritts said it appears Hamlin's"neurological function is intact," attributing that to the speed to which emergency responders began treating him. "He continues to be critically ill and undergo care in the ICU," Pritts said."He still has signify progress he needs to make. This marks a turning point in his ongoing care." during the first quarter of a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He fell shortly after tackling Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. Hamlin had gotten back on his feet after the hit and appeared to adjust his face mask with his right hand before falling backward a few seconds later.
Emergency responders tended to him on the field before he was taken by ambulance to a hospital. A defibrillator and CPR were used within several minutes of his collapse, Knight said. "The first question he wrote when he started to awaken was, 'Did we win ?'" It's not only that the lights are on, but we know he's home," Pritts said, adding that Hamlin was told he"won the game of life.""That condition is an incredibly rare event," Knight said.
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