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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
^Except that doesn't quite add up because he had a pulse, so his heart was still beating regularly and the cycle wasn't exactly disrupted. Why he isn't breathing on his own is the real concern. Diaphragmatic contraction is automatic. So either the spinal cord is damaged at the medulla, or the phrenic nerve is damaged. I don't know what else it could be.
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They did crazy amounts of vigorous CPR on him on the field so yes, his heart stopped. Probably from the impact of the hit.