Another dramatic situation in the NFL: a player suffered a concussion after a heavy blow

The scene impacted, primarily, due to the recent story of Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest in the middle of an NFL game, the product of a major blow. This time the episode took place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, where Russell Gage, a Buccaneers wide receiver, was left lying on the ground. after suffering a concussion, product of a violent entry of a Dallas Cowboys player.

There were 2.55 minutes left in the game when Gage caught a pass from a teammate, in an offensive position. However, there was behind it rammed by an opponent at head level. What happened next caused extreme concern.

Is that the athlete born in Louisiana 26 years ago was left lying on the floor, visibly felt. Indeed, seemed to make a few attempts to get upbut they were unsuccessful.

Gage was quickly attended to by his team doctors. “He received a blow to the neck and jaw. He stayed on the field, but his leg could be seen moving,” the NFL initially reported on his official website. He later specified that he suffered “a concussion” and was “evaluated by possible neck injury“.

Both his teammates and rival players surrounded him as he was being treated, inside a scene that caused despairno. The player was then immobilized and removed from the field to be transported by ambulance to a local health centre.

The match continued and ended with a 31-14 victory of the Dallas Cowboys against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team with which the Argentinean Martín Gramática won the Super Bowl in the 2002/2003 season.

Damar Hamlin’s Past

The situation quickly resolved Hamlin’s memory, who decompensated after receiving a tackle and had to receive CPR on the playing field. It was later confirmed suffered cardiac arrest and was hospitalized for nine days.

It all happened with five minutes left in the first half, when Hamlin, playing defensively, got up to block the pass, stopped his crouching rival, with the misfortune that his head received the hardest impact. He stopped, took a few steps and fell backwards onto the grass.

“Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after being hit in our game against the Bengals. His heart rhythm was restored on the field and he was transferred to UC (University of Cincinnati) Medical Center for further testing and treatment,” he said. reported his team. an official statement, a few hours after the accident.

The protocol was quickly activated after the unexpected action. They were nearly 10 minutes of manual resuscitation and even the use of a defibrillator. The doctors who treated him, according to the television broadcast, reported that he had a pulse, but could not breathe on his own.

Security was released Jan. 11 from a hospital in Buffalo, where he was taken a week after collapsing at Cincinnati stadium.

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