BOY RESTS AFTER ARM SURGERY.Byline: Daily News The Panorama City boy whose arm was severed sev·er v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers v.tr. 1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate. 2. To cut off (a part) from a whole. 3. in an accident remained in critical condition Saturday at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. after surgeons successfully reattached the limb during six and a half hours of surgery Thursday night. Nerves were reconnected and circulation has been restored to Anthony Tirado's arm and hand, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. hospital spokesman Warren Robak. The 8-year-old is awake and alert, but it's too early to outline a long term prognosis for the function of his arm, Robak said. Anthony's arm was severed Thursday afternoon as his mother was preparing to take him to his uncle's home for a camping trip over the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. weekend, according to Robak. Mother and son had just pulled out of the driveway in her car, when Anthony's father called them back so they could take a coil of rope, the mother explained. Anthony's mother said she sent him back to the house to retrieve the rope, which he threw over his shoulder before climbing into the rear passenger side of the car, Robak said. But unknown to Anthony and his mother, he had shut the door on part of the rope, leaving a section dangling. As Anthony's mother began to drive away, the dangling rope became entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. in the rear tire, pulling the rope tight and severing his arm, Robak said. |
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