KXO RADIO - Brawley - Football Player's Condition Still Being Assessed

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Written by George Gale
Friday, 01 September 2006
(AT LAST REPORT BRIAN THOMAS’S CONDITION WAS STILL BEING ASSESSED)…BRAWLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE THAT SAY THOMAS IS STILL AT THE U.C.S.D. MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN DIEGO. HE WAS TAKEN THERE AFTER SUFFERING A SEVERE SPINAL INJURY DURING FOOTBALL PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY. THE 17 YEAR OLD SENIOR WAS FIRST TAKEN TO PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE SAN DIEGO FACILITY. HIS CONDITION IS LISTED AS CRITICAL AS THE MEDICAL STAFF CONDUCT MORE TESTS. THOMAS IS REPORTEDLY UNDERGOING AN E.E.G. TODAY. IN THE MEANTIME, THE SCHOOL HAS CANCELED ALL SPORTING EVENTS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES. THE SCHOOL’S FOOTBALL TEAM WAS TO HAVE PLAYED RANCHO BERNARDO TONIGHT. THE SCHOOL IS ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO FOCUS THEIR SUPPORT ON BRIAN THOMAS AND HIS FAMILY.