Damar Hamlin’s collapse was in some ways reminiscent of what soccer player Christian Eriksen went through in June 2021.
Buffalo Bills safety was critically injured Monday night in the first quarter of a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Hamlin fell moments after tackling Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins. Hamlin got to his feet, appeared to adjust his face mask with his right hand, then fell backward, about two seconds later. His arms hit the ground at his sides.
Emergency responders tended to him on the field before he was taken by ambulance to a hospital. The game was postponed, then suspended.
, Dorrian Glenn, said Tuesday night that his nephew’s heart stopped twice, once on the field and again at the hospital. The player had been receiving 100% oxygen from a ventilator, but that is down to only 50%, he said.
Here is a list of some in-game or in-competition medical events that either suspended or postponed the competitions in which they occurred:
The scene in Cincinnati was in some ways reminiscent of what Denmark soccer player went through during his team’s appearance at the European Championship in June 2021. He of a match against Finland, with doctors later revealing how incredibly close he came to death.
Several medics worked frenetically to give Eriksen chest compressions while his teammates choked away tears and formed a circle around the midfielder to shield the scene from public view. A defibrillator was needed to restart his heart.
That game eventually resumed after a delay of about 90 minutes. Eriksen recovered and played in the World Cup that was held late last year.
On Dec. 12, 2020, Keyontae Johnson was playing for Florida in a game against rival Florida State. He scored on an alley-oop dunk with 16:18 left in the first half for an 11-3 lead. The Seminoles called time-out and Johnson went to the Florida huddle with his teammates. As he returned to the court, he was walking toward the midcourt stripe and
His teammates were asked twice if they wanted to continue the game, and decided to do so. Play was delayed, but only briefly.
