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09-12-2012, 09:39 PM
Tulane safety Devon Walker stops breathing after hard hit, has to be revived by CPR
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By Frank Schwab (http://sports.yahoo.com/author/frank-schwab/) | Dr. Saturday (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/) – 7 hours ago
There was a frightening scene just before halftime of Tulane's game at Tulsa, when Tulane safety Devon Walker (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/183537) stopped breathing after a hard hit and had to be revived with CPR.
Fox Sports reported Walker stopped breathing on the field. Walker left the stadium in an ambulance. KTUL-TV reported (https://twitter.com/JohnMossTV/status/244505645926215680) that Walker suffered a broken neck and a collapsed lung, and a tracheotomy was performed. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Walker has a cervical spine fracture (http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2012/09/tulane_medical_staff_said_safe.html), and he is in traction, immobilized and being treated for swelling. The newspaper said Walker will undergo surgery in the next couple days.
According to a tweet from Tulane football (https://twitter.com/GreenWaveFB/status/244527077817204736), Walker is in stable condition at a nearby hospital, according to the team doctor.
Walker was attempting to tackle Tulsa H-back Willie Carter when he and teammate Julius Warmsley, a defensive tackle pursuing the play downfield, crashed into each other helmet-to-helmet. The Associated Press spoke to Walker's brother Raynard, who said their mother was watching the game on television (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXt9GxWcR7adsMItbk070eyOwhrw?docId=d055a9dc1 7d24f8599f373d70649aa57) when the injury happened.
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Dr. Saturday's Kristian Dyer received a statement from Tulane team physician Dr. Buddy Savoie on Walker:
"Tulsa medical staff did a great job taking care of him. Full compliments to them. He is at the hospital right now, and he is stable. Currently he is in traction. He did sustain a cervical spine fracture. He has a lot of edema in his neck," Savoie said in the statement. "He is currently in traction, and he is being treated for that edema, and the plan currently is for him to have surgery in the next day or two. There are great spine surgeons involved, and that is kind of all that we know at the moment."
The scary moment caused a hush over the stadium and national concern about Walker's health and well-being.
"He was conscious and he never completely lost consciousness. He was breathing, and I think the emergency response from Danny Taylor, our head trainer, was superb as he stabilized him. It went as well as it could go," Dr. Savoie said. "There are always concerns about stability, but he is stable right now and he was stable when we transported him. I do not think based on the information that I have that his life was ever in danger or at risk. I think the medical staff, both our Tulane trainers and Tulsa medical team did a fantastic job stabilizing this young man with a severe injury."
Thoughts and prayers go out to Walker, his family and his teammates.
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By Frank Schwab (http://sports.yahoo.com/author/frank-schwab/) | Dr. Saturday (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/) – 7 hours ago
There was a frightening scene just before halftime of Tulane's game at Tulsa, when Tulane safety Devon Walker (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/183537) stopped breathing after a hard hit and had to be revived with CPR.
Fox Sports reported Walker stopped breathing on the field. Walker left the stadium in an ambulance. KTUL-TV reported (https://twitter.com/JohnMossTV/status/244505645926215680) that Walker suffered a broken neck and a collapsed lung, and a tracheotomy was performed. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Walker has a cervical spine fracture (http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2012/09/tulane_medical_staff_said_safe.html), and he is in traction, immobilized and being treated for swelling. The newspaper said Walker will undergo surgery in the next couple days.
According to a tweet from Tulane football (https://twitter.com/GreenWaveFB/status/244527077817204736), Walker is in stable condition at a nearby hospital, according to the team doctor.
Walker was attempting to tackle Tulsa H-back Willie Carter when he and teammate Julius Warmsley, a defensive tackle pursuing the play downfield, crashed into each other helmet-to-helmet. The Associated Press spoke to Walker's brother Raynard, who said their mother was watching the game on television (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXt9GxWcR7adsMItbk070eyOwhrw?docId=d055a9dc1 7d24f8599f373d70649aa57) when the injury happened.
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Dr. Saturday's Kristian Dyer received a statement from Tulane team physician Dr. Buddy Savoie on Walker:
"Tulsa medical staff did a great job taking care of him. Full compliments to them. He is at the hospital right now, and he is stable. Currently he is in traction. He did sustain a cervical spine fracture. He has a lot of edema in his neck," Savoie said in the statement. "He is currently in traction, and he is being treated for that edema, and the plan currently is for him to have surgery in the next day or two. There are great spine surgeons involved, and that is kind of all that we know at the moment."
The scary moment caused a hush over the stadium and national concern about Walker's health and well-being.
"He was conscious and he never completely lost consciousness. He was breathing, and I think the emergency response from Danny Taylor, our head trainer, was superb as he stabilized him. It went as well as it could go," Dr. Savoie said. "There are always concerns about stability, but he is stable right now and he was stable when we transported him. I do not think based on the information that I have that his life was ever in danger or at risk. I think the medical staff, both our Tulane trainers and Tulsa medical team did a fantastic job stabilizing this young man with a severe injury."
Thoughts and prayers go out to Walker, his family and his teammates.