{"id":10517,"date":"2024-10-11T15:27:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10517"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:27:52","slug":"pennsylvania-high-school-football-star-left-with-bleeding-brain-after-collapsing-during-game-following-severe-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10517","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania High School Football Star Left With Bleeding Brain After Collapsing During Game Following \u201cSevere Hit\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pennsylvania teenager Carter Mason remains hospitalized days after he collapsed during a game following a \u201csevere helmet hit\u201d during a Rochester High School football game on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old son sustained a serious head injury in Friday\u2019s game at Shenango and remained hospitalized at UPMC Children\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Terri Mason, his mother, was home watching a livestream of the Rochester football game when she realized something was wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo. 8 didn\u2019t come back on that field,\u201d said Mason, who was looking for her son, Carter, a senior running back. \u201cNext thing you know, they said a Rochester player went down. When they did a play without my son, I knew it had to be him.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot 30 seconds later, every parent in the stands was calling my phone, telling me he was unresponsive, unconscious, having seizures and they\u2019re life flighting him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terri Mason stated Carter Mason had a concussion, which he has had many times before. He also had a brain bleed, but one that hasn\u2019t required surgery.<\/p>\n

Carter\u2019s aunt Sandra Friend wrote on his\u00a0GoFundMe t<\/a>hat Mason was \u201cbreathing on his own,\u201d and doctors \u201cremoved the intubation.\u201d She also noted that medical personnel \u201cstopped the sedation,\u201d and the teenager was \u201cbriefly opening his eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCarter\u2019s making some good progress,\u201d Sandra Friend added. \u201cHe is responding to some commands, he is saying words when he gets up, and he can sit up a little bit. We are hopeful that things are going to go well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carter Mason\u2019s mom confirmed this past Tuesday that her son is still \u201cmostly asleep\u201d but had been able to sit on the edge of his bed and give the nurse a high-five.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, he wasn\u2019t able to tolerate a feeding tube despite multiple attempts to insert it.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that Carter was reportedly wearing a Guardian Cap at the time of the hard hit. The protective padded caps were introduced with the goal of reducing the risk of head injuries, but as you can see, it did not help Mason very much.<\/p>\n

School District Releases Statement Following Carter Mason\u2019s Tragic Accident<\/h2>\n

The Rochester Area School District released a statement saying Carter was in everyone\u2019s thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rochester Area School District, including families, students, and staff, send their thoughts and prayers to the student, his family, our coaches and team, along with the Rochester school community,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the school district said in a statement shared on social media.<\/p>\n

The 5-foot-8, 170-pound running back and defensive back has played football since he was 5, said his mother.<\/p>\n

He scored a couple of touchdowns last year and returned a punt 66 yards for one touchdown this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loves football,\u201d Mason said. \u201cAnd this was his senior year, so this was it for him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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