Prayers For Greenville Player

[Really Clark?]

And his family. Serious serious injury during the game. CPR and tracheotomy done on the field.

[BhamDawg205]

Prayers

[Bothrops]

Flown to UMMC from stadium

[mparkerfd20]

Prayers for Jeremiah Williams, the DB injured from Greenville. Haven't seen anything new since I read he was transported on to Memphis.

[Activated Alpha]

Something must have happened to his airway for them to go with an on scene trach. That's definitely not good

[Liverpooldawg]

A tweet I saw said a defibulator was used on the field as well.

[Dubuck Finner]

Any update on the player?

[Todd4State]

Praying for his full recovery.

[Todd4State]

Any update on the player?

Last I heard he was in the ICU at UMC and is possibly going to be transferred to Memphis.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

I don't think a tracheotomy was performed. It was rather an intubation. A tracheotomy involves an incision in the neck to insert the tube. An intubation inserts the tube through the mouth. I'm not a doctor, so maybe someone can clarify. Obviously it is serious either way.

[NotCoJoMo]

Paw, your description was on point. I am with Alpha. Intubation is the typical flow. For them to have done a trach, something must've gone very wrong. Let's hope that was just bad info.

[Activated Alpha]

I don't think a tracheotomy was performed. It was rather an intubation. A tracheotomy involves an incision in the neck to insert the tube. An intubation inserts the tube through the mouth. I'm not a doctor, so maybe someone can clarify. Obviously it is serious either way.

An intubation is clearly different from a in the field trach. We as paramedics can't perform trachs, but can do needle crics if the airways is compromised. Aircare can perform trachs, I believe. So if it's true they did indeed do a trach then it something must have gone wrong with his airway.

[Activated Alpha]

Actually just heard that he fractured his C1 and C4 vertebrae. Those type of fractures are usually fatal. Proper procedure would have been to keep his helmet on and perform a jaw thrust maneuver during intubation. However, I could see the hesitation with that type of injury so aircare would have gone with a trach to secure an airway

[WinningIsRelentless]

Actually just heard that he fractured his C1 and C4 vertebrae. Those type of fractures are usually fatal. Proper procedure would have been to keep his helmet on and perform a jaw thrust maneuver during intubation. However, I could see the hesitation with that type of injury so aircare would have gone with a trach to secure an airway

Trach was 100% right call by the flight crew. Although more invasive it eliminates the threat of further damage in high fatal injury. Plus aircare has portable vents.

[Bully13]

Any updates ? That's awful. Hopefully he recovers 100%

[msbulldog]

Prayers for the young man, hits close Greenville is where my parents went to school.