Yanks and Damar Hamlin kick off HOPE week with CPR training
“An extra few minutes, maybe even a few seconds, could have made a difference,” said Dr. William Knight IV, an emergency medicine and trauma specialist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, who oversees Hamline Nursing A member of the team of doctors at the time, Hamlin was later taken to hospital in critical condition.
Sarah Taffett knows every step of this journey. Taffett, a former softball player for Fordham in the Bronx, suffered cardiac arrest during a game on Oct. 3 350 and was revived by an athletic trainer and other medical professionals with CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED). Doctors later discovered she had a congenital heart defect called ALCAPA – her left coronary artery abnormally emerged from the pulmonary artery instead of the aorta – with 90 Percentage mortality during the first year of life. “My heart sank to my chest,” Tafet said upon hearing what happened that night to Hamlin. “I know how I wake up feeling, how my family, the people around me, my teammates, my coaches feel. I know this is going to be something Damar and everyone around him will have to go through and learn to deal with. When I found out he was okay, I just wanted to meet him and be able to make a difference with him.” Monday, Yankees Day 1 10 Annual Hope Week (Helping Others Persevere and Beyond), this wish finally came true. On the outfield at Yankee Stadium, Hamlin and Taffett shared their stories in front of a throng of Yankees players and staff from the New York Public School Athletic League (PSAL) and American Heart Association (AHA), who all gathered for the CPR training and AED demonstration. Today, Yankees players and Coaches participated in CPR training with @HamlinIsland, @American_Heart, @sarahtaffet and NYC Public Schools Athletic League staff. To save more lives, people outside of medicine need to be CPR ready 🫶 pic.twitter.com/lBfxao7iRQ As the Yankees prepare to open a four-game series against the Orioles, Hamlin and Taffett came on again later in the night to throw the ceremonial first pitch. Hamlin, who temporarily switched to the Babe Ruth No. 3 pinstripe jersey, was also surprised by the American Legion Presidential Volunteer Service Award, as he was the club’s first recipient of Hope Week 90.
“was here today to make a difference, take some of these numbers and turn them around, and be part of improving heart health and creating better outcomes for people like Damar and Sarah who are facing difficult situations,” Chubuck said. “We know that more lives can be saved. We know that when CPR is given immediately, people’s chances of recovery are doubled or even tripled. Players and volunteers spread out on the outfield grass, kneeling on red mats to conduct the American Heart Association’s manual CPR training kit, which includes an inflatable manikin, a user guide and an instructional DVD. , a more interactive live training session led by Dr. Sachin Agarwal of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, an expert in neurocritical care and post-cardiac arrest care, treatment, and outcomes. This morning, we are at the @TODAYshow Kicked off Hope Week on . Thank you for having us! 💙 pic.twitter.com/FcaH7LiK2v
