Damar Hamlin visited Capitol Hill to advertise an necessary trigger on Wednesday … urging lawmakers to function extra AEDs in faculties all through the nation — lower than three months after he suffered cardiac arrest and practically died throughout a Monday Night time Soccer sport.
The Buffalo Payments security inspired politicians to assist The Entry to AEDs Act, a invoice that promotes scholar entry to defibrillation in elementary and secondary faculties … which has turn out to be a spotlight for Hamlin after he collapsed on the sphere in January.
“Sudden cardiac arrest occurs to greater than 7,000 youngsters below the age of 18 yearly in our nation,” Hamlin mentioned. “The vast majority of the youngsters impacted are scholar athletes. Analysis exhibits that 1 in each 300 youth has an undetected coronary heart situation that places them in danger.”
“For faculties which have AEDs, the survival charge for the youngsters from sudden cardiac arrest is seven occasions greater. The Entry to AEDs Act will assist be certain that faculties are simply as ready and skilled to reply in a time of disaster as these on the sideline of an NFL sport.”
In fact, Hamlin has turn out to be a number one voice in AED and CPR consciousness within the months following his medical emergency … and even began his personal “3 For Coronary heart” marketing campaign.
Hamlin spent a while with Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, who paid homage to the participant by sporting a customized #3 Payments jersey … which included a particular signed message from Damar himself, which learn, “Thanks for the love and assist.”
Schumer harassed the significance of the invoice — which he pledged to get handed this yr — offering individuals with the required tools and coaching to save lots of lives … and believes Damar’s incident must be sufficient impetus to get different politicians on board.
