Jeff's Injuries

Jeff suffered head trauma, broken pelvis, fractured ribs, lacerated kidney and several minor cuts. The most serious is the contusion on the brain stem -- and the fact that he has not awakened. He needs surgery to repair the pelvis, but must wait until the pressure on the brain stabilizes to a safe level. The ribs and kidney heal on their own with no specific treatments required.

He is wired to innumerable monitors, measuring everything from blood pressure and pulse to oxygen levels in the bloodstream. Jeff is able to move his arms and legs ... which sometimes gives his ST-ICU team a hard time! (This was particularly true when they were intubating him -- give 'em hell, Jeff.)

We do not know how long he must remain in the Shock Trauma unit nor how long it will be before he wakes up. The attending physicians are making no guesses, either.