Very different, and it would be a bit confusing if he needed 100 percent FiO2 (room air is 21 percent O2). You typically see increased O2 requirements with pulmonary or systemic issues.

30-50 percent fiO2 is a more typical initial setting

This is definitely more in BRC territory than mine.

Him only needing ventilator support for 50% of his breath could really indicate that they are beginning to win sedation.

A lot to digest, so I’m just trying to think out loud a little.

*****edit after reading about arresting twice and proning*****

Hearing that he arrested twice and they are proning him (positioning on his stomach) is a little concerning to hear.

Maybe they really are weaning the FIO2 and had him at 100 percent.

Yeah. The tweet made it sound like he’s stable at 50% so they’ll slowly lower it and watch vitals. Sort of like any wake up from surgery but probably slower. She gives 50-60% oxygen to start most surgeries so his amount of 50% is a good place to be.

Me too. It definitely helped me feel better about the whole 9 minutes of CPR and his potential prognosis not being automatically terrible.

Please tell your wife it is not lost on me, and I'm sure most of us, how heroic everyone in the medical profession is. I mean those medical professionals jumped right to work while everyone else (me included) watched in shock. Saved that kids life on the field. I work in the health care world (Admin, not hero work) and I emailed all the actual heroes that work for me this morning to remind them how amazing they are and how the work they do is never to be taken for granted.

I heard a TV reporter that he had fluid in his lungs. Could be why he was placed on his stomach.

Thought that was typical after CPR? The fluid, I mean.

I saw that on one tweet from a rando. I’m not sure the arresting twice is credible.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Robert Kraft and the Patriots add $18,003.<br><br>Within the Jewish faith, 18 is “chai” and signifies life. The “3” is Damar Hamlin’s number.<br><br>Beautiful gesture. <a href="https://t.co/drdrCaCiC6">https://t.co/drdrCaCiC6</a> <a href="https://t.co/UOJPwTphRO">pic.twitter.com/UOJPwTphRO</a></p>&mdash; Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1610477513725169666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Damar Hamlin’s #3 jersey has been Fanatics’ top-seller among all sports since Monday night.<br><br>Fanatics plans to donate all proceeds from Hamlin’s jersey sales to his toy drive — which now has more than $5.5M in donations. <a href="https://t.co/nwbOb83Gnv">pic.twitter.com/nwbOb83Gnv</a></p>&mdash; Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOS/status/1610474344425361410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DamarHamlim?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DamarHamlim</a>.<br>He’s only 24 and he’s already been giving back for three years - with a toy drive for kids in need. He made this video two weeks ago. Prayers that he’ll make another.<br>We need more people in this world like Damar Hamlin. <a href="https://t.co/VaUabhkE11">pic.twitter.com/VaUabhkE11</a></p>&mdash; Peter Tedeschi (@PeterTedeschi) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterTedeschi/status/1610470678028853248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Proning him? Damn…

I haven't seen that anywhere - do you have a link?

Disregard

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Damar Hamlin’s uncle tells <a href="https://twitter.com/abroaddus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abroaddus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> that his nephew was resuscitated twice. Once on the field. And once at the hospital. He added, “I never cried so hard in my life just to know, my nephew basically died on the field, &amp;they brought him back to life.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hamlin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hamlin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BuffaloBills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BuffaloBills</a> <a href="https://t.co/Pxv3QxGpKl">pic.twitter.com/Pxv3QxGpKl</a></p>&mdash; Rebecca Aguilar (@RebeccaAguilar) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebeccaAguilar/status/1610438868867727361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Is that unusual for the situation?

He seems like a nice guy. I hope he is able to make a recovery.