Update: Stafon Johnson’s Condition
USC Running Back Injury Stafon Johnson Drops Weight Bar on Throat
USC tailback Stafon Johnson is doing well and his athletic fitness helped him pull through a serious weightlifting accident that required more than seven hours of throat surgery, a trauma expert said today on Monday.
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Dr. Gudata Hinika, trauma director at California Hospital Medical Center, said during a news conference that Johnson was communicating nonverbally with family, friends and teammates while being weaned from a ventilator.
“His spirit is very good,” Hinika said.
Johnson was injured Monday when a bar fell on his neck during a weightlifting session at USC.
Hinika said Johnson underwent an emergency tracheotomy when he arrived at the hospital by ambulance. Surgeons then began reconstructive procedures.
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“Had that been any one of us, meaning me, I would not have survived,” Hinika said. “His neck was so solid and so muscular, that actually helped maintain his airway.
“And the discipline one learns from being athletic also really helped him to calm down and just do what he needed to do. He took instruction very well. All those in combination … contributed to his outcome.”
Hinika said it was rare injury, especially for weightlifting. Read full story here
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Posted by: Kane Reed (sports writer)
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