Damar Hamlin’s doctors in Cincinnati are given a key to the city by the Mayor ‘for their lifesaving care’ of the Bills safety after his on-field cardiac arrest
The Cincinnati healthcare providers who treated Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin following his on-field cardiac arrest on January 2 have been given a key to the city by mayor Aftab Pureval.
‘What an honor it was standing alongside these @uchealth heroes this morning,’ read a tweet from Pureval’s account. ‘We gave them a Key to the City for their lifesaving care of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. Thank you for representing Cincinnati and providing this kind of advanced care to every patient who needs it.’
Hamlin collapsed during a Monday Night Football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and visiting Bills and was successfully revived on the field by the Buffalo training staff before being rushed to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from the hospital in Cincinnati and is in Buffalo
The Cincinnati healthcare providers who treated Bills safety Damar Hamlin following his on-field cardiac arrest on January 2 have been given a key to the city by mayor Aftab Pureval
The precise cause of the 24-year-old safety’s cardiac arrest has not been revealed. Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins in the moments before falling to the turf at Paycor Stadium.
UC’s Dr. Timothy Pritts and Dr. William Knight oversaw his care at the facility, which ended on January 9 when he was transferred to a hospital in Western New York.
‘Headed home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart,’ the safety tweeted at the time. ‘Watching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling. The same love you all have shown me is the same love that I plan to put back into the world n more. Bigger than football!’
The precise cause of the 24-year-old safety’s cardiac arrest has not been revealed. Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins in the moments before falling to the turf in Cincinnati
Cincinnati mayor mayor Aftab Pureval (pictured) gave Hamlin’s doctors the key to the city
A tackle Hamlin (L) made on Tee Higgins (85) led to his cardiac arrest and hospitalization
He has since been released and even appeared at Sunday’s rematch between the Bills and Bengals in Orchard Park, New York.
Hamlin was seen standing in a luxury suite atop Highmark Stadium and even made a ‘heart’ sign with his hands in appreciation for the prayers he received throughout his recovery.
The Bengals won the playoff game, ending the Bills’ season.
Hamlin is still facing a lengthy rehabilitation three weeks on from his cardiac arrest in Cincinnati, his family spokesman has confirmed last week.
‘Damar still requires oxygen and is having his heart monitored regularly to ensure there are no setbacks or after effects,’ Jordon Rooney, Hamlin’s longtime friend and business partner, told The Associated Press on Thursday night. ‘Though he is able to visit the team´s facility, Damar is not in position to travel often, and requires additional rest to help his body heal.’
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