On Monday a baseball player at Freed - Hardeman in Tennessee collapsed while running, suffered severe heat stroke and is currently in a medical induced coma in critical condition. There have been positive signs with his condition but he remains in the coma. He is a past teammate and close friend of one of my sons. Please join our family in prayers for this young man.
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Sad to hear, we are Praying for him
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Thinking of him. Thanks for posting.
He will be in our prayers. How did this happen? Game? Practice?
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2022NYC posted:He will be in our prayers. How did this happen? Game? Practice?
It occurred during practice as part of conditioning. Thanks to everyone for the prayers.
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diggum posted:2022NYC posted:He will be in our prayers. How did this happen? Game? Practice?
It occurred during practice as part of conditioning. Thanks to everyone for the prayers.
That is absolutely tragic. I hope the school revisits their practice policy and look at readily available cooling tech if they must practice in this unhealthy temp
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Wanted to provide an update on the young man at Freed - Hardeman. The prayers from everyone are very impactful. His condition is improving daily but there is still miles to go. He is undergoing dialysis daily to try to help improve kidney function and is fighting infection. They continue to adjust the ventilator to put him more in charge of his own breathing. Many of the typical vital signs are all headed in the right direction. Please continue your prayers.
That is good news. Sending positive thoughts and prayers.
It's good to hear he's improving and I wanted to take the opportunity to remind parents, as their kids head of to college, about something few think about. You should have your kid give you Durable Power of Attorney. Understand that once your kid turns 18, you don't have any rights concerning medical problems. If, for example this case, a kid has a bad accident and is in a coma, you have no decision-making rights to his medical care and, in fact, medical personnel can't even talk to you about his/her condition or treatment. There are plenty of other non-medical situations that come up that this can help with, but medical is the big one.
Glad to hear this young man is doing better, I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery!
roothog66 posted:It's good to hear he's improving and I wanted to take the opportunity to remind parents, as their kids head of to college, about something few think about. You should have your kid give you Durable Power of Attorney. Understand that once your kid turns 18, you don't have any rights concerning medical problems. If, for example this case, a kid has a bad accident and is in a coma, you have no decision-making rights to his medical care and, in fact, medical personnel can't even talk to you about his/her condition or treatment. There are plenty of other non-medical situations that come up that this can help with, but medical is the big one.
Your advice about having a durable power of attorney (POA) is excellent! However, as an attorney who specializes this area of law, I feel obligated to correct what you said about parents being prohibited from making medical decisions or receiving medical info. Most (I think all) states have "next of kin" laws that set forth who is allowed to make medical decisions for someone who is incapacitated. They usually start with husband/wife, parents, and then go down the line through more distant relatives. Some states even include close friends as recognized decision makers if blood relatives cannot be found.
Everyone over the age of 18 should have a durable power attorney because that is the only way someone will be handle your business affairs if you suddenly become incapacitated. Only a POA or legal guardian is able to take of the banking/insurance and other legal affairs on behalf of someone. Without a POA, a family member will have to seek legal guardianship in court while their loved one is lying in the hospital. I've seen many of those tragic situations. Medical emergencies can happen at any age, which is why everyone over 18 should designate a POA.
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Zia2021 posted:Glad to hear this young man is doing better, I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery!
roothog66 posted:It's good to hear he's improving and I wanted to take the opportunity to remind parents, as their kids head of to college, about something few think about. You should have your kid give you Durable Power of Attorney. Understand that once your kid turns 18, you don't have any rights concerning medical problems. If, for example this case, a kid has a bad accident and is in a coma, you have no decision-making rights to his medical care and, in fact, medical personnel can't even talk to you about his/her condition or treatment. There are plenty of other non-medical situations that come up that this can help with, but medical is the big one.
Your advice about having a durable power of attorney (POA) is excellent! However, as an attorney who specializes this area of law, I feel obligated to correct what you said about parents being prohibited from making medical decisions or receiving medical info. Most (I think all) states have "next of kin" laws that set forth who is allowed to make medical decisions for someone who is incapacitated. They usually start with husband/wife, parents, and then go down the line through more distant relatives. Some states even include close friends as recognized decision makers if blood relatives cannot be found.
Everyone over the age of 18 should have a durable power attorney because that is the only way someone will be handle your business affairs if you suddenly become incapacitated. Only a POA or legal guardian is able to take of the banking/insurance and other legal affairs on behalf of someone. Without a POA, a family member will have to seek legal guardianship in court while their loved one is lying in the hospital. I've seen many of those tragic situations. Medical emergencies can happen at any age, which is why everyone over 18 should designate a POA.
A health care proxy will work for just medical decisions and, yes, while next of kin statutes do usually cover problems, not all states have surrogate decision-making laws and some are restrictive as to what and who can make decisions or have access to medical records. I had a client a few years ago in one of the states that is more restrictive and a court order was required to give him priority. The usual priority goes 1) spouse, 2) adult children, 3) parents, etc. My state uses an "interested persons" designation. Biggest problems come when parents - or more common, adult children - don't agree. I've also had clients who did not want their adult children making such decisions and preferred a friend.
OK, it's a baseball board and I imagine the details aren't interesting to many besides Zia2021 and I (I'm sure even other lawyers on the thread are rolling their eyes) so I'll end it there and say I'll have this young man's recovery in my thoughts.
Many prayers for a continued recovery.
roothog66 posted:Zia2021 posted:Glad to hear this young man is doing better, I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery!
roothog66 posted:It's good to hear he's improving and I wanted to take the opportunity to remind parents, as their kids head of to college, about something few think about. You should have your kid give you Durable Power of Attorney. Understand that once your kid turns 18, you don't have any rights concerning medical problems. If, for example this case, a kid has a bad accident and is in a coma, you have no decision-making rights to his medical care and, in fact, medical personnel can't even talk to you about his/her condition or treatment. There are plenty of other non-medical situations that come up that this can help with, but medical is the big one.
Your advice about having a durable power of attorney (POA) is excellent! However, as an attorney who specializes this area of law, I feel obligated to correct what you said about parents being prohibited from making medical decisions or receiving medical info. Most (I think all) states have "next of kin" laws that set forth who is allowed to make medical decisions for someone who is incapacitated. They usually start with husband/wife, parents, and then go down the line through more distant relatives. Some states even include close friends as recognized decision makers if blood relatives cannot be found.
Everyone over the age of 18 should have a durable power attorney because that is the only way someone will be handle your business affairs if you suddenly become incapacitated. Only a POA or legal guardian is able to take of the banking/insurance and other legal affairs on behalf of someone. Without a POA, a family member will have to seek legal guardianship in court while their loved one is lying in the hospital. I've seen many of those tragic situations. Medical emergencies can happen at any age, which is why everyone over 18 should designate a POA.
A health care proxy will work for just medical decisions and, yes, while next of kin statutes do usually cover problems, not all states have surrogate decision-making laws and some are restrictive as to what and who can make decisions or have access to medical records. I had a client a few years ago in one of the states that is more restrictive and a court order was required to give him priority. The usual priority goes 1) spouse, 2) adult children, 3) parents, etc. My state uses an "interested persons" designation. Biggest problems come when parents - or more common, adult children - don't agree. I've also had clients who did not want their adult children making such decisions and preferred a friend.
OK, it's a baseball board and I imagine the details aren't interesting to many besides Zia2021 and I (I'm sure even other lawyers on the thread are rolling their eyes) so I'll end it there and say I'll have this young man's recovery in my thoughts.
Sorry to continue this but I do have a question — when son went to college I had him waive privacy on his medical records for this reason. Do i need him to do more?
IOWAMOM23, I'll send you a PM.
RootHog66: Nice to know there are other law nerds on here! Thanks for adding that info. So many people do not realize how important it is to have these documents in place.
diggum posted:2022NYC posted:He will be in our prayers. How did this happen? Game? Practice?
It occurred during practice as part of conditioning. Thanks to everyone for the prayers.
I don't want to speculate here but isn't it irresponsible to do intense conditioning in the heat?
Imo when it is hot you only should do intense stuff in the early morning and then easy stuff like bp, fielding and throwing a pen in the afternoon.
Wanted to post another update on Freed Hardeman baseball player that suffered heat stroke. He is currently on day 25 or 26 in the ICU, however after suffering some very difficult challenges earlier in the week (- internal bleeding - trouble breathing that resulted in a tracheotomy - ) his condition has improved significantly - tracheotomy has helped with the breathing on his own - was able to eat ice chips - first nutrition that was not through a feeding tube since the beginning - all vital signs are normal or trending positive. Continues to go through dialysis daily to try to improve kidney function....Please continue to keep this young man in your thoughts and prayers...
Thanks for the update.
