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It's just horrifying. obviously happened very quickly. he's young. he's otherwise fit. so, it's something at that time from that hit caused this cardiac arrest that resulted in him needing cpr for several minutes it sounds like. >> sanjay, you and i have spoken many times about heart issues. i've never really considered the idea of blunt force trauma to the chest, what that does to a heart. >> what is the risk? >> well, there's a condition that's called commotional kor tis. it's a rare condition and a serious condition where basically as a result of that blunt force trauma, that significant bl...

Before. but it is talked about in sports. baseball even. from a fastball, for example. where it hit someone in the chest, i just the right time. or just a long time is maybe. and causes arrhythmia. then he had the significant blows to the chest as part of that play that we saw. that may have been what caused that. we just don't know at this point. i think they're gonna want to sort of ascertain if he was in an abnormal rhythm. did he require a different later? the disheartening to be shocked back into a rhythm? that happened? that have been a, fielded happen in the ambulance, it has not been. ...

For high school coaches who are watching this who have youth that are under their guidance. they're seeing how serious injuries can be. this is not a buckle up, toughen up, get out there, kid. no. we need to take injuries more seriously. this is a big moment. hopefully damar is okay, and we can all learn and be in a better place. >> sanjay, so, the fact that cpr was administered on the field and then obviously taken away in an ambulance, mr. hamlin, what -- how effective is cpr? what does it do in that moment? >> what the cpr is really trying to do is do what the heart should be doing, which i...

>> sanjay, what do you make of this? >> it's horrifying to watch, obviously? everyone is talking about this. he got up right after this hit. and i mean, right away when you think about somebody having this sort of outcome, you think of something to the brain, spinal cord, and heart. i think brain and spinal cord are less likely, given that he stood up right after this hit, and then quickly went down, which really does point to blunt force trauma, it sounds like, to the chest. sometimes it can be a cardiac arrest that can be induced by the blunt force trauma. it could be something to the lungs ...