Sean Taylor Shot in the Thigh (UPDATED 6:54 PM)

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Breaking news!!! SEAN TAYLOR IS RESPONSIVE!!!! JUST ANNOUNCED ON COMCAST!! YES!!!!

i just saw that too. thats good news

[GMScud]

Wait, now they just said he is unresponsive??? WTF??

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Wait, now they just said he is unresponsive??? WTF??

What I hear out here is "responsive but unconscious" I don't want to speak out of turn here not being a doctor, but I hear the "best" comparison right now is Terri Schiavo.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What I hear out here is "responsive but unconscious" I don't want to speak out of turn here not being a doctor, but I hear the "best" comparison right now is Terri Schiavo.

That could very well be the case, but didn't he squeeze doctor's hands in response to requests to do so? If I recall correctly, Terry couldn't respond to stimuli even though it looked like she was. If ST is indeed responding to requests to squeeze their hands, that is a very, very, very good sign. He's also got to be so drugged up that squeezing a hand in response to a request to do so is significant.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

That could very well be the case, but didn't he squeeze doctor's hands in response to requests to do so? If I recall correctly, Terry couldn't respond to stimuli even though it looked like she was. If ST is indeed responding to requests to squeeze their hands, that is a very, very, very good sign. He's also got to be so drugged up that squeezing a hand in response to a request to do so is significant.

Facial expressions, squeezing of the hands... doesn't sound vegetative to me. All his blood has been replaced... Let's keep in mind how the body goes into shock during trauma. I'm praying VERY hard that he's pulling out of this.

[NYCSkin]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Facial expressions, squeezing of the hands... doesn't sound vegetative to me. All his blood has been replaced... Let's keep in mind how the body goes into shock during trauma. I'm praying VERY hard that he's pulling out of this.

You can still be in a "coma" and do some of these activities. Following directions is the best sign at this point as this implies he has full motor response. Technically speaking, comas are evaluated by eye, verbal, and motor response. As he has some eye response (whether to pain or not is still a question) and that he is apparently following directions is a very good sign. He is going probably intubated so his verbal response will be assumed to be minimum. Adding these together can still deem someone in a "coma".

For those that would like more information--please google "Glasgow coma scale" to learn more--wikipedia does a decent layman's job...

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by NYCSkin

You can still be in a "coma" and do some of these activities. Following directions is the best sign at this point as this implies he has full motor response. Technically speaking, comas are evaluated by eye, verbal, and motor response. As he has some eye response (whether to pain or not is still a question) and that he is apparently following directions is a very good sign. He is going probably intubated so his verbal response will be assumed to be minimum. Adding these together can still deem someone in a "coma".

For those that would like more information--please google "Glasgow coma scale" to learn more--wikipedia does a decent layman's job...

Good information. Thanks for that. Here's the Glasgow coma scale link:

Glasgow Coma Scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

That could very well be the case, but didn't he squeeze doctor's hands in response to requests to do so? If I recall correctly, Terry couldn't respond to stimuli even though it looked like she was. If ST is indeed responding to requests to squeeze their hands, that is a very, very, very good sign. He's also got to be so drugged up that squeezing a hand in response to a request to do so is significant.

At the time I posted all I had heard was "responsive but unconscious" so I asked someone inclined to know what that meant and they gave the Schiavo analogy.

I hadn't heard then what you had posted, and I'm certainly praying for a full recovery for him.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Thank God! Sean's not out of the woods yet, but prayers work. Keep praying.