Orchard Park, New York Bills safety Dummer Hamlin was released from a hospital in Buffalo on Wednesday. It’s been over a week since his cardiac arrest and he was forced to resuscitate him after doctors announced he had completed a battery of tests during a game in Cincinnati.
Bills’ news release quotes Dr. Jamie Nadler. Nadler said Hamlin will continue his rehab with the Bills.
Hamlin was sent home after two days of testing at the Buffalo General Medical Center. The 24-year-old from the Pittsburgh area was transferred to Buffalo on Monday after spending the last week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. There, he experienced what doctors called an “amazing recovery.”
The news came as the Bills returned to practice to prepare to host their divisional rivals, the Miami Dolphins, in Sunday’s Wild Card playoff game.
Coach Sean McDermott said it would be up to Hamlin if he visits the team.
“As long as his situation continues, his health is of the utmost importance,” McDermott told reporters. “We will welcome him back when he is ready.”
Hamlin was out on the field after being hit in the chest by Bengals receiver Tea Higgins in what appeared to be a regular tackle during the first quarter of the Buffalo game in Cincinnati on Jan. 2. collapsed.
I was hospitalized under sedation for the first two days. He was able to wake up, hold people’s hands at his bedside, finally get off his ventilator and talk to his teammates on Friday.
His doctors say Hamlin’s progress in recovering from cardiac arrest, considered a life-threatening event, is accelerating from normal, cheering the Bills from his hospital bed during last weekend’s victory over the New England Patriots. said he was able to
In recent days, he has tweeted his gratitude to his fans and medical staff. “Please pray!” he wrote on Tuesday.
Doctors say it’s too early to comment on the potential cause of Hamlin’s cardiac arrest.
The Bills donned the No. 3 Hamlin patch on their jerseys on Sunday and raised three fingers in the final minutes to honor their teammates. It was part of a league-wide outpouring of support for the second-year player who left the pits as millions of TV viewers watched the horrifying aftermath of his collapse during Monday night’s game. With ambulances waiting on the field, medics worked frantically for several minutes to treat Hamlin as anguished teammates watched in tears.
In the days that followed, $8.6 million in GoFundMe donations will be channeled into Hamlin’s Toy Drive fundraiser, which will be used to help young people through education and sports.
He will also use the proceeds from the sale of new t-shirts emblazoned with “Did We Win?” Along with his hand in the shape of a heart to raise funds for the Cincinnati trauma center that treated him in the first place.
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Associated Press reporter Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo contributed to this report.
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