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In response to "Damar Hamlin and the Most Terrifying Night of Football -- (link)" by Beaker

#3 is a non-starter. He took blunt force trauma to the chest and his heart stopped. Like kids each summer getting a baseball to the chest and dying

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jan 3 '23, 05:50

because they don’t have immediate medical attention. The idea you’ll stop this is non-starter given it’s full contact 20mph collisions between 250lb men.

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maybe some studies to see if some people are more susceptible to it than others. Better training for medical personnel on site for games - Beaker Jan 3, 05:54 11
- Apart from testing for genetic predisposition for heart defects, I’m not sure there’s much more to be done on the prevention side… -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 3, 06:08 3
  - do NFL players wear that monitoring thing like soccer players do? just wondering. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 3, 07:00
  - Potentially equipment changes. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 06:25 1
    - Leading to even harder hits, potentially. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 3, 06:29
- Apparently they train for it in the offseason to gauge response times and go over it 90 minutes before games on site. - Volnelk Jan 3, 06:07 1
  - ahh, I had been wondering if that was mandated by the NFL or individually stadium by stadium (I could see some teams cheaping out for example) -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 06:10
- I don't think I would volunteer for that study -- nm - decline Jan 3, 06:00 4
  - we need a larger sledge hammer! (I was thinking more studies on those that it happened to, then apply anything that might show they were susceptible - Beaker Jan 3, 06:04 3
    - Then you dno't have a control group. -- nm - loosilu Jan 3, 06:30 2
      - Alright guys... everyone line up! -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 07:06
      - as it is rare I was thinking more like the studies they do on brains for football players for concussions - Beaker Jan 3, 07:05

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#3 is a non-starter. He took blunt force trauma to the chest and his heart stopped. Like kids each summer getting a baseball to the chest and dying

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