News Reports: Giffords Responsive to Simple Commands
The Twitter feed for Tucson’s KOLD-TV and other news sources report on a press conference about an hour ago at the University Medical Center where doctors said that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was responsive to commands after surgery for a shot to the head suffered yesterday in a shooting in Tucson.
Doctors reportedly said that she was in a medically induced coma, but they wake her up from time to time to determine if she can respond to simple commands. Rep. Giffords is the only one of the wounded who remains in critical condition; the other survivors have been moved out of the intensive care unit according to KOLD. Six people were killed in the attack.
KOLD quotes doctors at the UMC as saying that speculating on her recovery is not “productive” but that the ability to respond to commands implies a high level functioning of the brain. The bullet when through the left side of her brain from back to front, according to KOLD’s report.
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