After Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during Monday’s NFL game against Cincinnati, conversations have once again started regarding the importance of responding to situations like the one just witnessed where a player suffers a cardiac arrest.
Being a head coach for 17 years, San Marcos Athletic Director and Head Football Coach John Walsh knows that better than anyone else.
“Anytime you are involved with athletics, the body is going to expend a lot of energy,” Walsh said. “We put our bodies through a lot of trauma whether it is getting tired or being hot or cold. You never know how the body is going to react. As professionals, we have to be ready for the worst-case scenario. An AED or CPR will save your life and you hope you never have to use it but you need to be prepared when that time comes.”
