HBCU defensive lineman needed to be resuscitated and placed on a ventilator after suffering cardiac arrest

Two football players in the past several months have ended up on a ventilator, but why is this happening?

First Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the football field during the Bills/Bengals game on National TV. It was a very scary situation, and Damar is alive and well, but why is it happening more than ever?

Now there is an HBCU defensive lineman who is fighting for his life after suffering cardiac arrest this week.

Kaseem Vauls of Jackson State is in stable condition after a very scary situation.

Doctors resuscitated Kaseem and put him on a ventilator before a surgery Wednesday afternoon, according to Vauls father William.

The Clarion Ledger was the first to report the news, but the story is very scary.

Vauls father continued about the situation.

Hey Everyone this is William, Kaseem father the emergency procedure went well but it is still heavily sedated. The doctors said he progressing they will gradually lower down his medication he on and the lower down the input of the machine he on gradually, which is a good sign.

The machine is so his organs can rest and not work so hard. Then they will lower down the sedation so he can wake up on his own but that might be until day 4 on the machine. I greatly appreciate all you guys for out pour of love and prayers and phone calls and support for my son!

All of y’all are truly a blessing. Thank you so much.

He also said Kaseem had been participating in activities with the football team but had not told coaches or trainers about stomach pains. … Kaseem Vauls went to the hospital Wednesday morning and William Vauls said a cardiologist told him his son’s heart was functioning at 10-15%.

“What the doctors think happened,” William Vauls said, “that when Kaseem’s heart was failing, that what was giving him the stomach pains. His liver was suffering as fluid built up with toxins in his liver, kidneys and blood. All those toxins built up in his blood stream and his heart could not operate properly and the machine is being used to clean out the blood and toxins.”

This is so scary. A 21 year old that was brought on last year by Deion Sanders and in great health is now fighting for his life.