{"id":1795703,"date":"2023-01-05T08:37:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T13:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795703"},"modified":"2023-01-05T08:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T13:37:35","slug":"biden-speaks-to-damar-hamlins-family-talks-about-concussion-protocols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-speaks-to-damar-hamlins-family-talks-about-concussion-protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Speaks To Damar Hamlin\u2019s Family, Talks About \u2018Concussion Protocols\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-speaks-to-damar-hamlins-family-talks-about-concussion-protocols%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he spoke to the family of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin this week after the 24-year-old went into cardiac arrest during the NFL\u2019s Monday Night Football game.<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin collapsed with about six minutes left in the first quarter of the game against Cincinnati after he tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins following a 13-yard catch. After the tackle, Hamlin got up, took a step backward, and fell to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/president-joe-biden-talks-to-damar-hamlins-family-acknowledges-football-is-dangerous-230925053.html\">told<\/a> reporters, \u201cI spoke to his mother and father at length,\u201d when asked what his message was to Hamlin\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he thought the NFL was \u201cgetting too dangerous,\u201d Biden responded, \u201cNo. Look, the idea that you\u2019re going to have \u2014 look, you got guys that are 6\u20198\u201d, 340 pounds running a 4.8 40. I mean, you know, you hit somebody with that kind of force \u2014 now, that\u2019s not what happened here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I just think it\u2019s a \u2014 I don\u2019t know how you avoid it,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cI don\u2019t \u2014 I think working like hell on the helmets and the concussion protocols \u2014 that all makes a lot of sense. But it\u2019s \u2014 you know, it is dangerous. You got to just acknowledge it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/damar-hamlins-family-gives-new-update-releases-more-info-on-what-happened-during-cardiac-arrest\">said<\/a> in a statement following the incident that Hamlin \u201csuffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment,\u201d the team said in its initial statement on his health status. \u201cHe is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dorrian Glenn, Hamlin\u2019s uncle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/damar-hamlins-family-gives-new-update-releases-more-info-on-what-happened-during-cardiac-arrest\">told<\/a> CNN that doctors had his nephew \u201cflipped over on his stomach\u201d to help with the blood on his lungs because he sustained \u201csome damage to his lungs,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin is still sedated and on a ventilator, Glenn added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis heart had went out so they had to resuscitate him twice,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cThey resuscitated him on the field before they brought him to the hospital and then they resuscitated him a second time when they got him to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glenn said that it seems like Hamlin is \u201ctrending upwards in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local sports reporter Josh Reed added that Glenn gave him a little more information on Hamlin\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust spoke with Damar Hamlin\u2019s uncle. Damar was originally on 100% oxygen and is now down to 50%,\u201d Reed said. \u201cSays the family is hanging in there. He thanked Bills fans, and Bengals fans and asked for continued prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he spoke to the family of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin this week after the 24-year-old went into cardiac arrest during the NFL\u2019s Monday Night Football game. 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