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  • An AED on the Sidelines Saved Damar Hamlin; They Should Be Available to Everyone

    An AED in P.S. 69, Jackson Heights, Queens


    In January, America watched in horror as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed onto the field, moments after making a routine tackle during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Twenty-four years old and in peak physical health, Hamlin had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in front of thousands in the stands and millions tuned into Monday Night Football.

    Thanks to good planning and training, the Bills' medical team on the sidelines had an automatic external defibrillator on hand,

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