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After cardiac arrest: Damar Hamlin is allowed to leave the hospital
Has left the hospital in Buffalo: Bills defense attorney Damar Hamlin. photo
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Football pro Damar Hamlin has left the Buffalo hospital a week after his cardiac arrest and is allowed to return home.
Football pro Damar Hamlin has left the Buffalo hospital a week after his cardiac arrest and is allowed to return home.
The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills defenseman was transferred from Cincinnati to Buffalo General Medical Center on Monday and completed a series of tests and physicals there on Tuesday, his NFL team said.
“We are confident that Damar can be safely released to continue his rehabilitation at home and with the Bills,” said Jamie Nadler, intensive care physician. Hamlin collapsed after a routine on-field tackle during the Bills’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this week and required CPR after suffering cardiac arrest. The game was canceled.
Hamlin was able to watch his team’s win against the New England Patriots last Sunday from his sick bed. The Bills have made the playoffs and will face the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.