Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin kicked off a multicity tour at his home stadium on Saturday to distribute medical equipment and promote techniques that helped save his life in January.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is seen outside the U.S. Capitol before a news conference on the Access to AEDs Act, which aims improve access to defibrillators in schools, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
The launch event included free CPR training for more than 1,000 people. Additional stops on Hamlin’s tour are planned for New York City, Pittsburgh, where Hamlin attended college, and Cincinnati, where six months ago Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated on the field during a game.Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and was given medical attention before being driven away in an ambulance during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
"Growing up playing sports, I never really remember ever thinking about where an AED was, or ever thinking about CPR training," Hamlin said during a brief speech. "I don’t ever remember a coach or a parent ever knowing where an AED was in a gym or stadium, or anywhere, for that matter. "As we learned from my personal experience, it is very important and life-changing. This program is very important because it gives life-saving care to kids in their own communities and on the field."
Hamlin greeted youth football players and coaches for more than an hour, signing autographs, posing for photographs, tossing toy footballs and playing mini-golf with fans. Hamlin was accompanied by his parents, Mario and Nina, younger brother Damir, agents and marketing representatives.
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