Saturday August 31, 2013
Text from Jodie (Mom)
Kollin had a serious accident on the trampoline last night-
trying to do a double back flip and landed on his head- he was life flighted to
primary children's with a fracture of C-6/ C-7.. He has no feeling below his
upper chest, but can move his arms. They've had him in traction since about 2:30am-- screws in his skull with a halo and 25lbs hanging from the halo.
He's on pain medication and Valium. They will take him to surgery about 2:30
this afternoon to fix the fracture in his neck. Thanks for all the prayers--
we're expecting miracles.
Instagram Post from Ethan (Brother)
Meet my little brother Kollin Paul Galland (KPG) They've had him in a traction since about 2:30am--screws in his skull with a halo of 25 pounds hanging from the halo. He's on pain medicine and Valium. They will take him to surgery about 2:30 this afternoon to fix the fracture in his neck. Thanks for all the prayers--we are expecting miracles. But please keep praying.
Kollin we love you so much! We are praying for you. We are happy that you are feeling better. We bought that Brazilian drink Guarana and chocolate for you, so when you come home we will bring it over to you. We are happy to see you moving your arms. I'm sure your dad enjoyed that long hug! You look very handsome as always!
ReplyDeleteKollin,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Dr. Laura Criddle, and I run a small organization (www.tcarprograms.org) dedicated to training nurses who take care of trauma patients. We’ve taught a 2-day course for RNs at more than 400 trauma center hospitals all over the U.S. As you can imagine, nurses love to see pictures of REAL patients, rather than staged photos, but it’s very difficult to obtain such images, particularly photos of kids. Searching the web, I ran across your blog and read about your ordeal. I'm glad to hear you've come a long way since that terrible day. You have some wonderful pictures on your blog--in traction at first and later in a C-collar--that would be perfect for our learners to see. I would humbly request permission to use a couple of these photos in our trauma training courses. Most nurses never get an opportunity to learn much about patients with spinal cord injuries before they are suddenly in a position to provide care. Of course, we always like to credit the source with "Photo courtesy of . . ."
Sincerely,
Laura M. Criddle PhD RN TCRN FAEN
Chief Clinical Officer
TCAR Education Programs
lcriddle@tcarprograms.org
www.tcarprograms.org
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