Thanks to the quick response of Portneuf Medical Center’s trauma program, 15-year-old Dylan Anderson is back where he belongs—on the basketball court.
On October 17, 2014, Dylan, a high school student from Pocatello, Idaho, was on his way out of Holt Arena after watching a football game when he fell approximately eight feet onto a concrete floor below. Dylan landed on the side of his head, losing consciousness briefly and experiencing a small seizure. He was rushed to PMC by the paramedics on site. After a computed tomography (CT) scan, doctors discovered that Dylan had suffered an epidural hematoma—his skull had fractured, and a blood vessel had been severed.
Thanks to the quick response of Portneuf Medical Center’s trauma program, 15-year-old Dylan Anderson is back where he belongs—on the basketball court.
On October 17, 2014, Dylan, a high school student from Pocatello, Idaho, was on his way out of Holt Arena after watching a football game when he fell approximately eight feet onto a concrete floor below. Dylan landed on the side of his head, losing consciousness briefly and experiencing a small seizure. He was rushed to PMC by the paramedics on site. After a computed tomography (CT) scan, doctors discovered that Dylan had suffered an epidural hematoma—his skull had fractured, and a blood vessel had been severed.
“When I arrived, Dylan was in a coma, and it was critical for us to get him into the operating room as soon as possible,” says Jonathan Morgan, D.O., neurosurgeon with Portneuf Medical Center. “The whole team was there and prepared, and I was able to perform the operation and evacuate the blood clot very quickly.”
“Time was of the essence, so we didn’t speak much with Dr. Morgan prior to the surgery, but he took the time to answer all of our questions and address our concerns,” says Desia Anderson, Dylan’s mother. “I cannot explain the anxiety we were feeling, but Dr. Morgan and the ED staff helped us through it.”