i think has captured the intention of an entire nation now the entire world. an injury on the field on a nationally televised football game monday night football. 24-year-old omar hamlin collapsing on the field after a collision. we just got official word, the first official word on the exactly what happened, and his medical condition now. let me read you a statement just put out by the buffalo bills that is damar hamlin team. they say he suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game following the bengals. it s hard to beat was restored on the field, and he was chanceford to the use emoticons center for further testing and treatment. he is currently stated, and listed in critical condition. this is the first time we ve received official word of what happened, it cardiac arrest, and it is absolutely the first time we have been told that his heartbeat was restored on the field. that is a bit of i manage in good news, they got his heart beating again on the field, before
breathing over the ventilator? does he have this normal breathing that is what we will be watching for very carefully this time. i m sure they are doing c.a.t. scans under certain plans as well as his chest, remember, this is all speculative and we are presuming that he had a cardiac event, to you just drama, but we wouldn t allow the possibility of a certain spinal injury also. it is also, another modality, as what you call therapeutic hypothermia. that means when we have a device that we lower the bodies to help preserve the brain, and its ability to come back. again, it is really dependent upon how much lack of oxygen his brain suffered. and, dante, what do you want to hear from the nfl next well, i think the nfl needs to immediately come out and dispel any rumors that they were ready to resume this game, and from
in his hometown in pennsylvania. this is footage of him meeting fans, signing autographs, posing for photos at that toy drive last month. it is something i have always been in, to giving, back something i ve been doing at home in pittsburgh for three years. so, just being able to extend it, it is something i love doing. since hamlin injury, donations have just been pouring in. it was several thousand dollars before the game, at last check, it is now more than three point $81 million. three point $81 million. most of that, just over the last few hours. we will keep your eye on that. and, the health of damar hamlin. i m john berman, our coverage continues with rosemary church just after this.