[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Just spoke with Damar Hamlin’s uncle. Damar was originally on 100% oxygen and is now down to 50%. Says the family is hanging in there. He thanked Bills fans, and Bengals fans and asked for continued prayers

— Josh Reed (@4JoshReed) January 3, 2023

Originally Posted by DenverChief

I just listened to the interview. I think what he was saying is that the ventilator is no longer breathing for him 100% of the time and is now only 50%. Different from being on 100% Oxygen (I’m not sure that is even possible).

Asked the wife. This means that at one point they were giving 100% oxygen. This is not super uncommon apparently. Moving down to 50% is still a normal amount for an intubation during surgery so he is still having breathing done for him, just that he doesn’t need as much oxygen for a variety of reasons so it’s a mix of oxygen and regular air. Regular air is 21% oxygen so he will need to be able to show signs of that before removing the intubation. Says in general him needing less oxygen is a good sign though.