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It’s nice to read positive news for once
That is really good news. Honestly didn't think he would recover given the length of CPR needed, very glad to see I was wrong. >

Same. I hate to say that I thought he was a goner or at least had brain damage. It seems they were pumping him with oxygen the entire time his heart was stopped. Maybe that was they key, dunno.
Amazing news in any case. >

Yeah, I’m sure it was the key. 
For years the NFL’s biggest fear has been having a player die on a highly watched nationally televised game. It’s hard to say football is “safe” when 30 million people watch a guy die playing it. 
And so every stadium has well-rehearsed drills for cardiac and airway events (as well as high-level medical specialists on hand) to get severely injured players the best immediate care and the fastest evac possible to a level 1 trauma center.
If this happened at a high school or college game, I don’t know that he’d still be alive. 
TLDR; an NFL field is probably the best place on earth for a commotio cordis event. >

It's happened to teens playing impact sports, even baseball, and there's not a great survival rate. >

Thanks to all the medical staff that worked so hard! >

Great news! I can't help but wonder how many broken ribs he has from the cpr . . . >

Avg is 30% break a rib, and of those an additional 60% break more than one. That we know of at least. The chance of things breaking varies a lot.
I'd be more worried about the intubation damage to the throat and oxygen damage to his lungs. On the good end he'll be back to "normal" in a month or so, on the bad end it could take him out of the season or NFL entirely. >


cardiac arrest, which is considered a life-threatening event,  

You don't say! >

I read medical notes for a living. you'd be shocked how many times a day I have moments like that >

I can't wait to see all the people thanking God with prayer emojis on Facebook >

Given the nature of the injury I would assume he will return to play and probably excel at his position. Good luck!! >

That is really good news. Honestly didn't think he would recover given the length of CPR needed, very glad to see I was wrong. >

Same. I hate to say that I thought he was a goner or at least had brain damage. It seems they were pumping him with oxygen the entire time his heart was stopped. Maybe that was they key, dunno.
Amazing news in any case. >

Yeah, I’m sure it was the key. 
For years the NFL’s biggest fear has been having a player die on a highly watched nationally televised game. It’s hard to say football is “safe” when 30 million people watch a guy die playing it. 
And so every stadium has well-rehearsed drills for cardiac and airway events (as well as high-level medical specialists on hand) to get severely injured players the best immediate care and the fastest evac possible to a level 1 trauma center.
If this happened at a high school or college game, I don’t know that he’d still be alive. 
TLDR; an NFL field is probably the best place on earth for a commotio cordis event. >

It's happened to teens playing impact sports, even baseball, and there's not a great survival rate. >

Thanks to all the medical staff that worked so hard! >

Great news! I can't help but wonder how many broken ribs he has from the cpr . . . >

Avg is 30% break a rib, and of those an additional 60% break more than one. That we know of at least. The chance of things breaking varies a lot.
I'd be more worried about the intubation damage to the throat and oxygen damage to his lungs. On the good end he'll be back to "normal" in a month or so, on the bad end it could take him out of the season or NFL entirely.