Bills/Bengals game

[Marvinlungwitz]

It was playing in the background as I’m playing with my iPad just now.

Horrible to see Hamlin collapse like that. So sad.

[bigbill]

I don't think a speculation thread accomplishes anything.

[Marvinlungwitz]

I don't think a speculation thread accomplishes anything.

You’re right.

[rwsaunders]

Local kid who starred at Pittsburgh's Central Catholic and the University of Pittsburgh...good karma sent his way.

[jimcav]

reminds me how relieved I was when my son stopped baseball. We made him wear a chest protector, but even then it upset me the local league didn't mandate an AED on site for games b/c it is needed for commotio cordis. Hopefully they recognized and treated him in time

[Mabouya]

Hopefully they recognized and treated him in time

I don't know how accurate this is, but last night I heard on ESPN radio that it took them 9 minutes to get his heart re-started. If that is correct I would be quite concerned about significant brain damage.

[bigbill]

reminds me how relieved I was when my son stopped baseball. We made him wear a chest protector, but even then it upset me the local league didn't mandate an AED on site for games b/c it is needed for commotio cordis. Hopefully they recognized and treated him in time

As a youth baseball umpire, I saw a baserunner take a baseball to the chest, which knocked him down. I stopped the game and insisted that the parents take him out of the game and to urgent care. Luckily there was an MD parent that backed me up. He was fine, but I've heard many horror stories about a kid dying after a game from a blow to the chest.