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

[Frost]

Originally Posted by GMScud

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

wow as she was announcing that my heart dropped and for a second I thought she was gonna announce that he passed away. What an awful day, I really hopes he recovers and comes back stronger than ever

[Riggo44]

I can't take this going back and forth shit! Can these dam reporters just wait until they know the truth before announcing something? Is the man responsive our not!

[CanadianSkin]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

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Sean may have opened his eyes and may be responsive!!!!!!!!!!!

That is great news.. hopefully it is true... I just pray to hear he is going to be okay as soon as possible.

[Tha Posse]

yeah they are playing old stuff on csn, I can't even get the insider link to open at wshpost.com

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Frost

wow as she was announcing that my heart dropped and for a second I thought she was gonna announce that he passed away. What an awful day, I really hopes he recovers and comes back stronger than ever

I felt that exact sense of dread, bracing myself for the worst. Let's pray that the report is accurate that Sean is becoming responsive.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Please post in the new thread. BTW, Vinny CONFIRMED that Taylor is responsive, has made facial expressions, and has squeezed doctors' hands in response to stimuli.

[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.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by CanadianSkin

That is great news.. hopefully it is true... I just pray to hear he is going to be okay as soon as possible.

I hope this is true!!! I was watching ESPN Pergame show and they said Taylor was in grave condision. Man this back and forth is hard to deal with!

[Rhaamses]

Apparently at 6:30, Sean did squeeze the hand of the doctor upon request and showed facial expressions to the physicians. This was reported just now on ComCast

[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.

[Cowell]

Please don't say Terry Shiavo. I don't even want to think about that. I personally would rather die than live in a vegetative state the rest of my life. I really hope that ST will have full brain function.

[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.

[Sammy Baugh Fan]

Once he wakes up he will be pissed! He'll find and beat the shooter over the head swinging Chuck Norris.

You can't kill Sean Taylor he's a bad mother. Fuc..[shut your mouth!] But I'm talking about Sean Taylor.

Walk it off #21!

Prayers always
peace
mike

[mooby]

This is the best news I've heard all day. Keep pulling through ST, we're rooting for you!

[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...