A Pennsylvania teenager remains hospitalized four days after collapsing during a game. Carter Mason suffered a “severe helmet injury” on Oct. 4 during a Rochester High School football game.
Students' families shared updates via the internet. GoFundMe page This was created to help mothers pay their medical bills. “After a hard helmet hit on the field, he made it to the sideline and collapsed. He never regained consciousness and has a brain bleed,” Carter's aunt Sandra Friend wrote Saturday.
A friend later provided a reassuring update that Mason was “breathing on his own” and that doctors had “removed the intubation.” She also said medical personnel “administered maximum sedation” and that “the teen only had his eyes open for a moment.”
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Rochester running back Carter Mason, 8, looks up at the field as he runs to the outside during the Rams' Week 0 game against OLSH at Rochester Stadium on Friday night. (Ethan Morrison/Beaver County Times/USA TODAY NETWORK)
“We're just taking it from day to day,” Carter's uncle, Dean Friend, said from Carter's bedside in a video updated Sunday.
“Carter is making good progress,” added Sandra Friend. “He's responding to some commands, he's saying words when he stands up, and he can sit down a little bit. We're hopeful that things will go well.”
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Carter's mother, Terry, said Friday's crash resulted in “multiple concussions.”
Rochester running back Carter Mason (8) tries to avoid a dive by Ethan Davis (4) during the Rams Week 0 matchup against OLSH on Friday night at Rochester Stadium.
news station WPXI reported Carter was being treated at UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Carter's teammates helped him up as he headed to the sideline after taking the hit. Terry told the publication that Carter lost consciousness shortly after being hit in the fourth quarter.
She recalled the thoughts that had entered her mind at that terrifying moment. “My reaction was to get my daughter and just hurry and get here,” Carter's mother told WPXI. “It was very scary.”
Carter Mason suffered a “severe impact to the helmet” and collapsed during a high school football game in Pennsylvania.
Mr Carter was reportedly wearing a Guardian cap at the time of the impact.
Padded protective caps were introduced with the aim of reducing the risk of head injuries when soccer players come into contact with each other during play. According to research compiled by the NFL, the cap is designed to absorb an estimated 10% of the force of a strike.
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The Rochester Area School District released a statement saying Carter is in everyone's thoughts.
“The Rochester Area School District, including families, students, and staff, sends our thoughts and prayers to the students, their families, coaches, teams, and the Rochester school community,” the district said in a statement shared on social media. .
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