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Micah Austin Recovering After Head Trauma

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McKenzie senior runningback Micah Austin is recovering after he was rendered unconscious during the McKenzie-Huntingdon football game.
He laid motionless on the playing field and was soon aided by medical personnel from both sides of the field. Baptist Ambulance Service and then airlifted.
Rhonda Bomar, Micah’s grandmother, wrote the following timeline of events.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m., early in the contest. Micah was tackled during a play at the football game between McKenzie and Huntingdon! We knew he had been hit hard because he was not moving at all. His Mom & I knew something was seriously wrong so we went to him. The medical personnel, including the paramedics were working with him. They told us he was unconscious and definitely had a concussion. The family requested Austin be transported to Henry County Medical Center. As the paramedics got him to the ambulance Micah lost conscience again and couldn’t answer their questions. At that point they said we need to have him airlifted to Vanderbilt Trauma Unit of Pediatrics. They told us it would be best to have the helicopter arrive in Huntingdon so we all headed that way! When Micah got to Huntingdon he was more alert and concerned about riding in the helicopter. They departed with Micah around 9:30 and told us they would call in an hour to let us know how he was doing.

The helicopter made a stop in Dickson because the clouds were too low! He was transferred to an ambulance for the remainder of the trip to Vanderbilt.
The family arrived at Vanderbilt around 11 p.m. and found Micah in his room. He said he had been there about 15 minutes. His blood pressure and other vitals were very good.
The doctor gave the family an update on Micah’s condition. She said he did have a concussion but everything else looked good. She told us that she would do a cat scan if we wanted. One just to assure us that he would be good. I walked with him to have the scan and he was doing good. The results came back clear. So he was released to go home after that!
The doctor told Micah not to do much for the next two weeks. He is still having headaches, which is normal, according to the medical staff. We are to watch him closely to make sure his speech (if slurred) and any numbness be checked. Micah is at home and resting from the trauma of the concussion.
We thank everyone who was concerned and prayed for him. We were blessed it wasn’t worse and we know that God is good!