re: D. Byrd.. Wednesday 4:00pm

For those who didn't see my previous lone thread...this is my 2 cents:

As per ESPN: "Former LSU receiver Demetrius Byrd was in critical but stable condition Monday after a car accident in Miami, and his agent said the NFL prospect was expected to recover fully."

Critical but stable is not good in "hospital talk" when you are addressing long-term prognosis. All it means is that he probably won't crash and burn in the next day or so...stable does not necessarily mean doing well. When we say “stable” its often in reference to airway, breathing, and circulation.

Hourly CT scans? Unlikely...logistically he would have to sleep INSIDE the CT scanner to get hourly scans...you can’t keep transporting him to and from radiology (there is no current capabilities for bedside CT scans). Every 6 hours is the most I have ever seen...

AND, the patients who needed CT scan 4 times a day were not "doing well". Honestly, they were doing poorly.

Not trying to be negative...just giving a realistic point of view from someone who works in a hospital and is trying to read between the lines.

Hopefully, I’m dead wrong and we will see D Byrd thrive in the NFL.

I wish D Byrd all the best...will keep him and his family in my prayers.