Pennsylvania high school football player collapses during game following hard hit to helmet

A Pennsylvania teenager remains hospitalized 4 days aft helium collapsed during a game. Carter Mason suffered a "severe helmet hit" during a Rochester High School shot crippled connected Oct. 4.

The student's household shared an update via a GoFundMe page which was created to assistance his parent wage aesculapian bills. "After a terrible helmet deed connected the field, helium made it to the sideline and collapsed. He has not regained consciousness and has a encephalon bleed," Carter's aunt Sandra Friend wrote connected Saturday.

Friend aboriginal provided an encouraging update saying Mason was "breathing connected his own," and doctors "removed the intubation." She besides noted that medical personnel "topped the sedation" and "the teen was "briefly opening his eyes."

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Rochester moving backmost Carter Mason (8) looks up tract arsenic helium runs to the extracurricular during the Rams Week 0 matchup against OLSH Friday nighttime astatine Rochester Stadium. (Ethan Morrison / The Beaver County Times / USA TODAY NETWORK)

"We’re conscionable taking it day-by-day," Carter’s uncle Dean Friend said successful a video update connected Sunday from the teenager's bedside.

"Carter’s making immoderate bully progress," Sandra Friend added. "He is responding to immoderate commands, helium is saying words erstwhile helium gets up, and helium tin beryllium up a small bit. We are hopeful that things are going to spell well."

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Carter's parent Terri said Friday's collision resulted successful "multiple, aggregate concussions."

Rochester moving backmost Carter Mason (8) looks to evade Ethan Davis' (4) dive during the Rams Week 0 matchup against OLSH Friday nighttime astatine Rochester Stadium.

News presumption WPXI reported that Carter was receiving attraction astatine UPMC Children’s Hospital successful Pittsburgh. Carter's teammates assisted him arsenic helium walked to the sideline pursuing the hit. Terri told the outlet that Carter mislaid consciousness soon aft helium was deed successful the 4th quarter.

She recalled was what going done her caput during the frightening moment. "My absorption was to get my girl and conscionable hurry up and get present arsenic accelerated arsenic I could," Carter's parent told WPXI. "I was truthful scared."

Carter Mason collapsed aft helium suffered a "severe helmet hit" during a precocious schoolhouse shot crippled successful Pennsylvania.

Carter was reportedly wearing a Guardian Cap astatine the clip of the hard hit. 

The protective padded caps were introduced with the extremity of reducing the hazard of caput injuries erstwhile interaction occurs betwixt shot players connected immoderate fixed play. The caps are designed to beryllium capable to sorb an estimated 10% of the unit of a hit, according to probe compiled by the NFL.

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The Rochester Area School District released a connection saying Carter was successful everyone's thoughts.

"The Rochester Area School District, including families, students and unit nonstop their thoughts and prayers to the student, his family, our coaches and team, on with the Rochester schoolhouse community," the schoolhouse territory said successful a connection shared connected societal media.

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