Pedro Severino, 19, a player of the base of the Red Bull Bragantino who suffered a serious car accident, presented on Friday (7) “reflexes that correspond to the presence of operation of the brain,” said the new medical bulletin released by the Unimed Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, where the athlete is hospitalized.
Its condition is still severe, it remains in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit), where it undergoes a series of exams and monitoring of its brain functions.
The bulletin also informs that the severity of head trauma requires intensive resources, but the picture is stable.
Severino suffered head trauma after serious accident at dawn on Tuesday (4), on the Anhanguera Highway.
Severino was in the car with a driver and colleague Pedro Castro, 18, who also plays in the base category of the Bragança Paulista club (67 km from Sao Paulo). The driver stated in testimony that he slept at the wheel.
Castro suffered minor injuries. He was in the back seat of the car at the time of the accident; Severino was in the front seat next to the driver.
The Americana Hospital even interrupted on Wednesday afternoon (5) the brain death protocol of Severino. The decision was made “due to the patient’s” present cough reflection condition “and that,” the young man will continue with mechanical sedation and ventilation, use of norepinephicine and optimized antibiotics to prevent infections. “
According to the statement, the protocol, which was started at 4:30 pm on Tuesday (4), will be resumed if the player has no more reflection.
