The tragic episode unfolded just three days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest during a match-up against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Hughes collapsed Thursday night after playing a home game at Desert Oasis High School.troda.hughes/Facebook
Registered nurse Aphelia Phifer-Hill posted to Facebook on Thursday night that she rushed onto the field to perform CPR on the girl, who was her daughter’s teammate, the Review-Journal reported.Phifer-Hill wrote that the teen collapsed after the game, and “everyone was panicking” amid the cold, rainy weather, the paper reported, adding Phifer-Hill attempted chest compressions and used an external defibrillator.
Registered nurse Aphelia Phifer-Hill posted to Facebook on Thursday night that she rushed onto the field to perform CPR on Ashari Hughes.“Today was the first time ever, in my 26 years of nursing that I had to do CPR on a kid,” Phifer-Hill wrote.“Her family was not at the game, but finally arrived,” the post continued. “We were able to get a heart rhythm.” Phifer-Hill said the teen was hospitalized and intubated before she ultimately died, the Review-Journal reported.
Desert Oasis Principal Ian Salzman asked parents to be mindful of how grief appears in their children.was posted Friday afternoon and raised more than $2,000 in two hours. The total surpassed $21,000 of the $50,000 goal by Saturday morning. In an email Friday to the school community, Desert Oasis Principal Ian Salzman asked parents to be mindful of how grief appears in children and to seek services if they need counseling or support.
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