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On game days, NFL teams have dozens of medical staff on site

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NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dr. Robert Linton, chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital about what on-the-field football physicians prioritize when a player has a life-threatening injury.

ROB SCHMITZ, HOST:

Within seconds of his collapse² during Monday night's NFL game, Buffalo³ Bills safety Damar Hamlin was being treated by medical personnel on the field. On game days, each NFL team has several medical staff on site, including dentists, paramedics and neurotrauma specialists. They're trained to respond to any injury that can happen in a game. Dr. Robert Linton spent nearly 10 years as a field physician for the Baltimore Ravens⁴. He's now the chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital, and he joins me now. Dr. Linton, good morning.

ROBERT LINTON: Good morning.

SCHMITZ: So as a former NFL physician, was there anything that stood out to you when you saw Damar Hamlin collapse?

LINTON: Yes, absolutely. It was a very seemingly routine play. And if he had gotten up from that play and went back to the huddle⁵, I don't think there would have been much thought about it. But what stood out to me was, once he collapsed⁶, the speed at which the medical team were able to get to him. And the early recognition of the situation was - from what I know, appeared to be very good response time.

SCHMITZ: And let us know, how crucial are those moments when a player collapses⁷ like that, right after that happens, for medical staff?

LINTON: Yeah, it's critical. And I would say that for better outcomes, timely recognition of a cardiac arrest is key so that you can provide early CPR and ultimately defibrillation to really give the player the best chance of survival in these types of events.

SCHMITZ: And so what are the priorities of the medical team on site once they reach the player in that situation?

LINTON: So absolutely priorities are going to be recognition of is the patient - if they have a pulse. Are they moving? Sometimes there can be seizure⁸ activity, but the priorities are definitely going to be the airway⁹, making sure that the patient is breathing. And you worry about their - did they also sustain a cervical spine¹⁰ injury at the same time? So you really...

SCHMITZ: Right.

LINTON: ...Want to be mindful of the actual hit and the nature of it.

SCHMITZ: And what kind of preparation or plans are in place for these types of incidents from the medical staff perspective?

LINTON: Yeah, great question. The preparation includes drills in the off-season. To really be able to effectively manage a rare but high-stakes, high-consequence event like this, player drills and simulation become...

SCHMITZ: So that's interesting. You all do - like, you'll do regular drills. I mean, how often do you do that?

LINTON: Yeah, at least two to three times in the off-season. And that would be very important because when you don't have an event like this occur very often, it's very challenging if you don't approach it that way. And so with the stakes being as high as they are, drills become very important because you can really dive into the nuances at that particular stadium and go through the different scenarios¹¹ which you may, you know, want to anticipate prior to any game or any situation like this.

SCHMITZ: That's Dr. Robert Linton. He spent nearly 10 years as a field physician for the Baltimore Ravens. He's now chief medical officer of Howard University Hospital. Thanks so much, Dr. Linton.

LINTON: You are welcome. Thank you.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

4 ravens   

n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句

5 huddle   

vi.挤作一团；蜷缩；vt.聚集；n.挤在一起的人

参考例句：

• They like living in a huddle.他们喜欢杂居在一起。
• The cold wind made the boy huddle inside his coat.寒风使这个男孩卷缩在他的外衣里。

6 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

7 collapses   

折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 )； 倒塌； 崩溃； （尤指工作劳累后）坐下

参考例句：

• This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
• Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。

8 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

9 airway   

n.空中航线，通风口

参考例句：

• Lay them on their side and ensure the airway is unobstructed.让他们侧躺着，并确保呼吸道畅通。
• There is a purple airway in London Airport.伦敦机场里有一条皇家专用飞机跑道。

10 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

11 scenarios   

n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本

参考例句：

• Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根据一些事故解说，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样，我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓