Clark and his team entered the game against Southeast Raleigh 7-0, ready to continue their undefeated streak. “I knew I was going to have a big game,” the receiver said. A few plays into the third quarter, Clark said the last thing he remembers was lining up in formation. Seconds later, he was running with… Continue reading Hit hard by an opponent… he immediately collapsed (Video)
It was a scary moment on the high school baseball field last weekend when a Gregory-Portland outfielder collided with a teammate and became unconscious. Multiple people quickly responded on the field. CPR was performed and an AED was used to help save Quinn Supnet's life. It happened last Saturday during a game against Calallen. Both… Continue reading Baseball player recovering from cardiac arrest after teammate collision (VIDEO)
A Blair County PA student is now recovering after suffering a cardiac arrest during a football practice last month. Jared Parker explains how those around him reacted quickly and what his family hopes this event can teach the community. On September 18th, Hollidaysburg football player Spencer Davis went into cardiac arrest after being on the… Continue reading Football player went into cardiac arrest after hit towards his chest
“It was just a regular practice,” Hollidaysburg assistant coach Joe Montrella said “They were doing special teams. They were doing a punt return scenario, and Spencer was covering the punt as a tackler. He got hit as part of that play right in the chest. I don’t want to say it was extremely hard. It… Continue reading ‘A miracle everything fell into place’
On May 1st, 2024... a special meeting took place in West Palm Beach Florida between three youth baseball players who experienced and survived commotio cordis
9-year-old Tyson Hernandez is from Bullard, Texas. According to his mother Brittani Hernandez, he's been playing baseball since he was just three. During the first inning of opening day, Tyson was on second base attempting to steal third. He was sliding feet first into the base when he was hit in the chest with the… Continue reading ‘Can happen to anyone’s kid’: Boy’s heart stops after he’s hit in chest by baseball
An 18-year-old basketball player (M.V.) was hit in the chest by an inadvertent light blow from an opponent's elbow and collapsed during the game, which was filmed and documented. Rapid CPR and one defibrillation shock saved his life.
The lingering question in the wake of Damar Hamlin’s collapse and recovery is whether certain sports should mandate commotio cordis protective gear. Rob Vito has built a reputation as a smooth salesman since he began making military-grade protective gear for athletes more than a decade ago. He once had someone smash a Louisville Slugger across… Continue reading Yahoo Sports — … the threat of commotio cordis “became real”…”
Just over 3½ months after commotio cordis caused Damar Hamlin to collapse on a football field in Cincinnati, Hamlin sat in the Buffalo Bills' facility and officially announced his plans on making a comeback to the NFL after being fully cleared to return to playing football. "This event was life changing, but it's not the… Continue reading Bills’ Hamlin back… says he experienced commotio cordis
Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN Chief Medical Correspondent February 10, 2023 Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in young competitive athletes, with one study finding as many as one death every three days in youth sports. One of those deaths was 16-year-old Matthew Mangine Jr., a soccer player at St. Henry District High… Continue reading CNN (Video) Report – Is your school equipped to save a life?
