“A REAL LIFE HERO” – Social media HAILS Bills’ Denny Kellington for playing CRUCIAL part in saving Damar Hamlin’s life
Social media hails Denny Kellington as a hero after he saved Damar Hamlin's life.
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Denny Kellington, Buffalo Bills‘ staff, played a crucial part in saving Damar Hamlin‘s life. The Bills’ DB suffered a cardiac arrest after a collision with the Bengals WR Tee Higgins during their game on Monday.
What seemed like a routine injury check-up by the medical staff quickly turned out to be a nightmare, as they found out that Hamlin was not breathing. Bills assistant athletic trainer Denny Kellington quickly jumped into action and administered CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ) to Hamlin and resuscitated him on the field. He was then transferred to the UC Medical Center for further treatment.
Hamlin had a pulse on the field and then lost it while he was being treated by the medical personnel. Now Social media is praising the Bills’ medical staff for saving Damar’s life and preserving neurological function. Especially Denny Kellington, the assistant athletic trainer for administering CPR and resuscitating Hamlin’s life on the turf of Paul Brown Stadium.
Denny Kellington and all the Bills medical staff received appreciation from Dr.Timothy Pritts, one of the medical professionals caring for Hamlin. “We cannot credit their team enough,” Dr. Timothy Pritts said about Kellington. “We can’t say enough about the quick actions of the Bills’ training staff and the physicians who were on the field with getting to him. Recognizing that this was a very serious situation and responding and saving his life.”
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Denny Kellington hailed as hero by masses
Denny Kellington, an Oklahoma Native, started his career as an athletic trainer in the early 2000s when joined Denver Broncos as an intern. He then moved to Europe for work when he joined the Amsterdam Admirals as an assistant athletic trainer.
He quickly returned to the United States and joined Ohio State, where he worked for three years before he moved to Syracuse in 2005. Kellington spent 12 years with the Syracuse Orange Football team.
Kellington made his return to NFL in 2017 when he joined the Buffalo Bills as an assistant athletic trainer. His swift actions saved Damar Hamlin’s life and he is currently being showered with praise by the players and fans.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott also praised Denny Kellington by calling him a real hero and a real leader. “You talk about a real leader, a real hero, in saving Damar’s life,” said McDermott about Kellington. “The courage that took…you talk about a real leader, a real hero in saving Damar’s life. I just admire his strength.”
The NFL has officially canceled the Bengals-Bills game. The Cincinnati Bengals have clinched the AFC North following the cancellation of their week 17 game, but they have to beat the Baltimore Ravens in week 18 to truly have the perks of being the division winners.
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