A.V. MAN FIGHTS FOR LIFE MOM SAYS SON NOW IN COMA.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer ROSAMOND -- A Rosamond man was clinging to life Friday, a week after a bar fight left him with severe head injuries. Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County sheriff's deputies have not made any arrests and have not released the names of anyone involved in the incident, however Terri King, also of Rosamond, identified the victim as her son, Adam King, 21. Terri King said her son was in critical but stable condition. She said King is in a drug-induced drug-induced caused by the administration of a drug. See also iatrogenic. coma coma, in medicine coma, in medicine, deep state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused even by painful stimuli. The patient cannot speak and does not respond to command. after undergoing two brain surgeries and a procedure to treat a collapsed lung. King was unconscious unconscious, in psychology, that aspect of mental life that is separate from immediate consciousness and is not subject to recall at will. Sigmund Freud regarded the unconscious as a submerged but vast portion of the mind. when he was taken to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital about 2 a.m. last Saturday, the mother said. She said the altercation occurred at My Place Lounge, a popular Rosamond nightclub. Kern County sheriff's Sgt. Ron Maynard confirmed that there was an altercation involving two 21-year-old Rosamond-area men early that morning at My Place Lounge, and that one of the men remains hospitalized. He said sheriff's deputies arrived within three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. of the altercation, but have not determined the cause of the fight. "Our investigation is continuing," Maynard said. "We still want to talk to more people who might have more information." Terri King said her son was nearly killed in a traffic accident when he was 15, when he was hit by a car while crossing Rosamond Boulevard and Glendower Street. In that incident, he suffered multiple head, back and leg injuries after being thrown approximately 70 feet. At that time, King underwent a life-saving brain surgery in which plates, straps and screws were inserted around his skull, his mother said. Terri King said her son's condition has improved since Monday, when doctors said his chances of surviving were "slim." "We're told that he's 21, and we should still have hope," she said. gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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