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- A cardiac arrest on any playing field is often due to an arrhythmia.
- Two common causes of cardiac arrest are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and #CommotioCordis.
- Prompt defibrillation with an AED is very effective.
- The time to defibrillation and restoration of circulation is of the essence.
- The prognosis plummets for every minute past that 4 minute mark.
- An on-field AED would cost the equivalent of four NFL helmets. -
(1/2) I have been trying to suss out the timeline of #DamarHamlin's tragic cardiac arrest. Not much is available right now.
A few observations:
- The standard of care should be an #AED ON THE FIELD
- The trainer/doctor going out to an unconscious player should carry the AED with them.
- ABC's > no breathing/pulse > #CPR > defibrillate
- defibrillation should occur within 2 to 4 minutes of collapse.
- This is doable IF THE AED IS ON THE FIELD and folks are trained.
#CommotioCordis #NFL -
After this rare event that happened at the Bengal's/Bills game, a friend posted this explaining what commotio cordis is.
For those interested you can read more about in the article below. It was written by Prof Chris Semsarian AM
@CSHeartResearch & posted by my friend @DubiousPod on twitter.https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(11)00826-5/fulltext#.Y7Ohs42UHCA.twitter
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From @[email protected]
Here is an article I wrote with my US colleagues relevant to what is the likely cause of Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest… “Global epidemiology and demographics of commotio cordis”
https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(11)00826-5/fulltext#.Y7Ohs42UHCA.twitter
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From @[email protected]
The Damar Hamlin collapse looked a lot like commotio cordis, the exact wrong moment of impact creating an electrical impulse that results in arrhythmia
It is described in many contact sports
Survival rates have been rising with better CPR/AED availability but it is often fatal
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tonight is an illustration of mastodon not being great with real breaking news. I'm not seeing a single mention anywhere of the Bills Bengals game and what happened there tonight. It's also a great example of why I stopped watching the #NFL. Or maybe there aren't any NFL fans in my feed. #DamarHamlin #CommotioCordis #BillsBengals