[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Shellshack

I for one am proud that thousands of Americans and other people throughout the world have reached out and offered payers, support and genuine sympathy for this young man, his family, his fellow teammates and players. I find it unbelievable that anyone who witnessed the shock of that tragedy live or by replay could possibly ask people to justify their acts of awareness and kindness.
What is the inconvenience of delaying a form of entertainment for a few days compared to the the life of this young man?
Kindness should be appreciated, not criticized, even if someone is not "Special" to others.

very well said

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Karmanng

Did anyone watch the Documentary DIED SUDDENLY ? it will explain it all lots of this sudden deaths are caused by the JAB people.........

yes, i saw it, & am still not sure what to think about THAT, but i will honestly admit here i too, wondered in the back of my mind if the jab did in fact have any relation to this episode with the ball player. i am lucky enough to have several people working in the medical field close to me, who explained exactly what happened. with stop motion video of the impact/footage, they narrated step by step how this happened & the awful result. long story short: it was NOT the jab see post #11

[CappyRam]

Absolutely an ignorant post, you should be ashamed

[mlmarr]

Originally Posted by MrLonzo

Just wondering why there’s so much coverage of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during the NFL game last Monday. There are close to 1,000 people going into cardiac arrest every day in the U.S., none of which are headline news. Their businesses don’t shut down, their employers don’t send everyone home, the world doesn’t stop. Why is this one so special? Just wondering…

v 1 9 side effects right in front of your eyes .. can you see the coverup yet??

[Bellavita]

Let me guess your white don’t watch football? He is 24 years old in a Monday night football big game before millions

My 79 year old husband
Nd had a heart attack at pickle all his heart didn’t stop not millions watching no press 79 vs 24


Damar Hamlin is a young vibrant caring man.with so much life ahead of him

Originally Posted by MrLonzo

Just wondering why there’s so much coverage of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during the NFL game last Monday. There are close to 1,000 people going into cardiac arrest every day in the U.S., none of which are headline news. Their businesses don’t shut down, their employers don’t send everyone home, the world doesn’t stop. Why is this one so special? Just wondering…

[HospitalCoder]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

But it appears he was not in his absolute prime, as you put it. It has been reported that he had an irregular heart beat problem and that he was hit in the area of the chest which brought him down. A one in how many chance.

I think this information is invaluable to cardiologists and other heart exerts. We learn somelthing knew every day.

I have not found any report that he had an irregular heart beat problem. The suspected cause was the blow to the chest. This is significant because of the safety implications not only to professional athletes who are making millions but also to children, adolescents, and young adults who play.

[LaneyBeckler]

Originally Posted by Notsocrates

1. He's only 24 years old, not 64
2. It was witnessed by millions on tv
3. The serious injuries in football has been a public issue for several years
4. lots of familes have kids who are playing football

That enough?

Finally, a succinct, comprehensive reply!

[Kathryn Putt]

The best part of this is that it will reinforce the need for everyone to know CPR and AED's and they are affective.

[meme5x]

Me too! Sorry for his injury but goes to show you that sports news is more important !

[Richard Rivenburgh]

It was a shame this young man had a heart attack playing football, my question is why are we giving this young man so much attention, our service men and woman put there live on the ling every day 24 hr a day and when one die we hear nothing in the press about it,, I thing we should give our service men and woman ,the same attention, that we give a sports person playing a game ,

[RiderOnTheStorm]

Originally Posted by MrLonzo

Just wondering why there’s so much coverage of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during the NFL game last Monday. There are close to 1,000 people going into cardiac arrest every day in the U.S., none of which are headline news. Their businesses don’t shut down, their employers don’t send everyone home, the world doesn’t stop. Why is this one so special? Just wondering…

I suspect that if any one of the 1,000 people you refer to went into cardiac arrest and had their seemingly heroic emergency treatment broadcast on prime time television for twenty minutes that they too would would also receive special attention.

[mtdjed]

Originally Posted by RiderOnTheStorm

I suspect that if any one of the 1,000 people you refer to went into cardiac arrest and had their seemingly heroic emergency treatment broadcast on prime time television for twenty minutes that they too would would also receive special attention.

I see a lot of criticism of the original poster for posting this topic. The above answer legitimately responds. That is, it was televised live, and all got to see it.

It is not special that he was 24 years old, a football hero, or anything other than a human being. He was engaged in a rough sport by choice and suffered an unfortunate accident. Hopefully he will successfully recover.

Take away the live TV, pro sport notoriety, and the special attention disappears no matter how tragic or heroic the death may be.

Situations occur that rival or exceed this in sorrow occur daily, even here in The Villages. It may be a tragic accident, unexpected health problem or crime.

[Woodbear]

Originally Posted by jojoturf

Great to learn about the electrical workings of a heart, but living near Buffalo (soon a Villager…), we are flooded with Hamlin news. Local newspaper had 5 full pages on it Tues & Wed. All over news on local TV channels. Good news - shootings are down! God bless Mr Hamlin.

We left WNY during the Summer 2021. Wish our move to The Villages was two decades sooner!

[Mkgal612]

[QUOTE=MrLonzo;2172908]Just wondering why there’s so much coverage of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during the NFL game last Monday. There are close to 1,000 people going into cardiac arrest every day in the U.S., none of which are headline news. Their businesses don’t shut down, their employers don’t send everyone home, the world doesn’t stop. Why is this one so special?

The incident happened on National TV so thousands of people saw it so they are reporting it...and talking about...doesn't mean that others are forgotten. I'm sure you must know this

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Because a lot of people were there to see what they have probably never seen before; a young man, in his absolute prime, possibly dying right in front of them….

Agree, kind of like major auto races in a way. It has been a bit surprising that it was been such an all day every day coverage on every network, even for a high profile athlete. Bright side is, it may be a tragedy averted, reports have been very positive. This "incident" may be the beginning of something in his life he would never have anticipated, God has a way of using people with such experiences, and he seems to be a young man who would be open to reaching out in a way he never anticipated, that far surpasses only his significant athletic talents... you never can tell as the old saying goes !