Sudden Death in Sports: Causes and Collaboration in Response

Date/Time
Date(s) - March 25
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sudden death during sporting events has been well documented over the past several decades. Damar Hamlin’s sudden cardiac arrest on an NFL field-of-play in January 2023 drew renewed nationwide attention to the possibility of these types of incidents occurring among a young, healthy population. Anytime an incident of this nature occurs at a sporting venue, a coordinated response among sports medicine staff and emergency responders is critical to giving the patient the best chance of survival. This class will look at the most common causes of sudden death in sports, prevention strategies, and emergency planning priorities so that the EMS community can be at the forefront of ensuring safety at athletic venues across the state.

Brian Potter is the course instructor.

This ~3 hour webinar has been scheduled as a make up due to the class having been cancelled during ESCAPe 2025 due to instructor illness.  All interested parties can now benefit by being able to take this course as a virtual instructor led event, at no expense.

Click here to register.  A virtual meeting link on Microsoft Teams will be sent out to those registered a day or two prior to the course.