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Dad breathes breath of life.(Sharif Pipkin saves his 14-year-old son, Aljuwon, from permanent brain damage due to accident)(Brief article)
Like millions of other American families have done, the Pipkin family from New Jersey went to Orlando, Florida, in July to visit Walt Disney World. But a freak occurrence on July 20 almost turned their dream vacation into a tragedy.
Sharif Pipkin was relaxing by the pool when he noticed that his 14-year-old son, Aljuwon, seemed to be stuck at the bottom of the hot tub. He would learn later that a grate at the bottom of the tub had broken, creating a strong suction that pulled Aljuwon under water.
"I get chills now even speaking about it," Mr. Pipkin told WKMG (Local 6) News in Orlando. "It was truly a traumatic moment. I figured he was at the bottom and they just couldn't pull him up and then he didn't come up. And, I pulled again and he didn't come up. I began to holler for ...
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Heavy drinking among adolescents can lead to permanent brain damage, according to a new study from the American Medical Association (AMA). According to the group, students between the ages of...
- Shark attack boy 'may have permanent brain damage'.
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) July 10, 2001 700+ words
...DOCTORS fear that a boy of eight who had his arm reattached after it was severed in a Florida shark attack has permanent brain damage. Jessie Arbogast suffered harm to virtually every organ because of massive blood loss. His arm, reattached...
