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Normal rhythm. i want to know that. i think they might reveal that. you mentioned a ventilator, you know, that would be standard by the way, someone thats been in a cardiac arrest thats brought back by cpr to a hospital, you want to decrease the pressure on the brain, you want to get control of the lungs and you want the person to be asleep. because you dont want to be assessing this right away. thats how we get control. so if hes on a ventilator thats what i expect them to say and thats not a b...

That ventilator and see how much drive he has itself. it will be a very poor sign if as they pull back that ventilator, he has no respiratory drive. were looking for hes breathing on his own. hes breathing with the vent. those are really reassuring and we will see that in the next 12 to 24 hours. >> doctor, i dont want to put you on the spot, but this incident does highlight how dangerous the game of football can be and while weve always known this, of course, how big of wake-up call could this ...

The field suffering cardiac arrest after making a tackle against the bengals in cincinnati. the 24-year-old was given cpr for nine minutes on the field before being taken away in an ambulance. the team says he is in critical condition at a cincinnati hospital. according to hamlins representative the vitals are back to normal. the "new york post" captured the moment calling it a monday night horror. lets bring in dr. marc siegel, fox news contributor and is that a good sign that everything seems ...

To 15 minutes or so. we dont know how long. thats going to be the most important factor for his recovery. what theyll do now is they will slowly start turning off the ventilator. theyll slowly little by little start weaning it down. theyll see how much hes breathing over the ventilator, how much of his own respiratory drive he has. thats going to be important in the next 12 to 24 hours as well. >> i wanted to talk to you about that timeline. so really the next 12 to 24 hours are critical for det...

To ensure enormous recovery, and that is what appears to have happened. whats unknown, just put it out there, what was mr. hamlins neurological status in the ambulance, was he talking? hes currently on a ventilator, which is not uncommon, just to make sure hes maximally safe. as we moving his extremities, wasnt purposeful movements, think an electrical shock was given pretty quickly, which is critical, because of this is colonial quotas, defibrillation

You had a medical ventilator, we dont know yet. he might have just been placed in a medically induced coma,. but the fact of the medical team is not updating all of us now, is not unexpected at all, the university of cincinnati critical care and part mint. truly phenomenal, level one trauma center, couldnt be in better, hands the fact that theyre not updating us, doesnt really mean much, hopefully we dont have an eventful night, hopefully as, monitoring providing support of testing. >> he briefl...

Receiver ty higgins and then he collapsed in just alarming style there. we now know he suffered a cardiac arrest. his heart stopped. >> adrianne broadus is live in cincinnati outside of the hospital. there was that collapse and then the ambulance. what is the latest on his condition at this hour, adrienne? >> reporter: well, roughly 12 hours later, he is still fighting for his life here at the university of cincinnati medical center. according to the buffalo bills, he is on a ventilator and was ...

Day late, after that initial arrest the chances of survival increased by about seven to 10% so immediate to fibrillation, thats what this is called, given electrical shot after the heart stops, and setting up this particular scenario. immediate defibrillation is vital, in addition to give, cpr but the shock is key. for all of us watching out there you know somebody fainting, -- you lost, suppose you want to start that immediate cpr, and you get the different later if you need it. so the message ...

Understanding with your expertise of what happened and kevins talking about the recovery will look like? >> sure. good afternoon. so were very much a little bit past the midway point. that first 24 hours after a cardiac arrest, once in this case, mr. hamlin has been resuscitated with a heart beat back, we really look from say 9:00 p.m. yesterday to 9:00 p.m. tonight eastern time. what does recovery look like and whats his neurologic status? are they able to start weaning him off the ventilator, ...

Ambulance. this whole thing playing out live on national television. and before clearly shell shocked players, and staff and fans. you see the team there together in prayer as the ambulance was leaving the field. lets go to vince right now. adrienne broaddus is standing by at the hospital where hamlin is being treated. what is the very latest? >> reporter: kate, at this hour, he is on a ventilator. fans are used to him fighting on the field to help lead his team to victory. but right now that 24...