PRYR RQST ‘We need a miracle’: Prayers requested for Pa. high school football player who collapsed on field Friday

[TxGal]

Adding our prayers, too

 

[Border Collie Dad]

Not a lot of updates except I saw that doctors have removed his breathing tube.

 

[fi103r]

Prayers Sent

 

[Border Collie Dad]

Here's a little more detail.

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Mason Martin's family hold their breath as Karns City QB shows 'signs of life'​

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KARNS CITY, PENNSYLVANIA: Mason Martin, a quarterback for his Karns City High School football team in Pennsylvania, had to be rushed to the hospital after he collapsed on the field on Friday, September 1.
His family has now provided an update on his condition. They reportedly heaved a sigh of relief as the Karns City QB displayed "signs of life," per Daily Mail.

Is Mason Martin OK?​

The 17-year-old football player was injured during a game and experienced "significant brain bleed" along with a collapsed lung, which put his life in danger.
However, in the past 24 hours, the young football player has moved his arms and his legs and had some reactions to light, according to a family update provided on Tuesday, September 5 on the Karns City Gremlin Football page.
Mason's mother, Stacy King Martin, who herself had been diagnosed with cancer, shared the update on Facebook.
"We have heard there are a lot of questions concerning Mason's condition," Stacy King began in her update, as she added, "Within the last 24 hours Mason has demonstrated some purposeful movement in his arms."
"His eyes have slightly reacted to light. He is also retracting his legs when his toes are pinched," Stacy noted in her update on her son's condition, continuing, "His lung has completely recovered and his chest tube has been removed."
Mason's mother continued, "We were waiting to give a social media update at the end of the week knowing he will have more test and changes throughout the week, but we wanted to clear up any rumors now."
"This is the first positive step in an extremely long journey. The prayer vigils held at the hospital and at Karns City have overwhelmed us with joy and motivation," she added.

 

[summerthyme]

They removed his *chest tube* (which was to help reinflate his collapsed lung), *not* the ventilator (if he's on one).
Still, the updates are very encouraging, and if he *is* on a vent, even moreso because he would be highly sedated to keep him from fighting it.

Prayers continue...

Summerthyme

 

[sis1]

Sending prayers

 

[Babs]

Praying for this young man and his family. Such heavy burdens for them.

 

[night driver]

ASSUMING he's still on a vent, those reactions are VERY GOOD!!

If he is vent-sedated, these things ESPECIALLY his response to physical stimuli are somewhat incredible and a VERY good sign because the vent sedation should mask ANY reaction.

 

[Redcat]

Prayers

 

[Border Collie Dad]

If he is vent-sedated

It said in the article that the breathing tube was removed.
As a non-med person, I assume that was the vent?

One of the other previous updates said he moved his legs when they pinched his toes.
I believe this was before the breathing tube was removed.

 

[night driver]

"His lung has completely recovered and his chest tube has been removed."

THIS is not a breathing tube, this provides negative pressure to pump out any fluids ets in that side of his chest and help reinflate his lung. It goes in either the 3rd, 4th or 5th intercostal space (space between ribs. I can't remember which as there IS a preference).

VENT(olator) tube is inserted either orally or within 3ish days through the trachea.

 

[Border Collie Dad]

Thanks for clarifying.

 

[bev]

They’re taking a POLL? (It’s a hyperlink at the beginning of the article.) See post #44.

How absolutely disgusting!