In the Wake of Damar Hamlin's Collapse, Doctor Urges Youth Leagues to Become Safe Star Certified

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — “Like the rest of the world, Dr. Alex Diamond's stomach dropped when Buffalo Safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.

"When you see it in real-time, it’s always traumatic and hits ya for sure," said Diamond, who is the Director of Vanderbilt's Youth Health Center.

He was then comforted to see that the NFL immediately sprung into action. That's because that's exactly what he preaches to youth sports leagues.

"Have an emergency action plan. And what that is is writing down and thinking about every particular injury, illness, emergency that can occur and how you would respond to that," said Dr. Diamond.”…