COLUMBIA, S.C. — The world watched as Buffalo Bills player, Damar Hamlin collapsed in cardiac arrest.
Thankfully, a Bills athletic trainer was trained in CPR, and that saved Hamlin’s life.
The American Heart Association says they have seen a 200% increase in web traffic to their website to search for how to do CPR.
News 19’s Andrea Mock spoke to Dawn Kimura, a nurse, and program manager of the Prisma STEMI program for details instructions.
Here are the recommendations from the American Heart Association.
Make sure the scene is safe, then call 9-1-1 and ask someone to get an AED, if available.
Push hard and fast in the center of the chest to 100-120bpm, until the AED or emergency services arrive
Reminder: Never stop compressions for more than 10 seconds.