(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin speaks in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Damar Hamlin will put the $9.1 million given to a GoFundMe campaign by well-wishers after his on-field collapse into his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation.
The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, May 8, 2023, is a first step in the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) This week, President Joe Biden will be getting ready to sign a bill to give more schools automated external defibrillators. These devices help to bring back a person’s heartbeat when a medical emergency occurs. One of those who needed an AED to save his life was McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin. Hamlin is one of those who wants this bill to be passed after suffering cardiac arrest during an NFL football game two years ago. Training to provide CPR will also be more available as a result of this bill.