The collapse of Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills has brought attention to sudden cardiac arrest and the need for the proper medical care and equipment from youth leagues to the professional ranks.
Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues, left, was unconscious for 20 or 30 seconds after he was struck in the chest by a puck during a game in 1998, stopping his heart. He did not need chest compressions.Credit...JCH/RC/ME, via ReutersChris Pronger’s eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness and athletic trainers tried to remove his helmet. It was May 10, 1988, and Pronger, then 23 and a defenseman for the St. Louis Blues, had collapsed after he was struck in the chest by a slap shot from Dmitri…
