Overview
- Fetterman fell during an early morning walk near his Braddock home after feeling light‑headed, sustaining minor facial injuries.
- His office said evaluation identified a ventricular fibrillation flare‑up as the cause, prompting hospital transport out of an abundance of caution.
- He remains inpatient for routine observation so physicians can fine‑tune his medication regimen.
- The senator is described as doing well and he thanked EMTs, doctors and nurses, quipping that his face will look worse after the fall.
- Reports note his prior 2022 stroke and a 2023 hospitalization for light‑headedness, and cite Mayo Clinic guidance that ventricular fibrillation is a medical emergency and a leading cause of sudden cardiac death.