RESCUED BOY CHANGES HOSPITALS.Byline: Brooke Olson Daily News Staff Writer Two days after Jeff Thornton was rescued following a six-day ordeal in the subfreezing sub·freez·ing adj. Below freezing. San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. , the 14-year-old snowboarder was transferred to a different hospital to better treat his injuries, officials said. The 14-year-old was moved to Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is a teaching hospital of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, United States. LLUMC is home to the Venom E.R, which specializes in snake bites. , where doctors were better equipped to treat Thornton, who suffered from frostbite frostbite (chilblains), injury to the tissue caused by exposure to cold, usually affecting the extremities of the body, such as the hands, feet, ears, or nose. Extreme cold causes the small blood vessels in the extremities to constrict. to his arms, legs and hands, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was listed in serious but stable condition, 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. Anita Rockwell-Hayden, spokeswoman for the medical center. The 5-foot-9, 215-pound teen-ager was snowboarding with his uncle when he disappeared from the Mountain High ski resort near Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains on Feb. 7. Rescuers found him Friday and airlifted him to Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora. Thornton was awake and talking. Following the family's wishes, no other information was disclosed. ``All I'm authorized to give is his condition,'' Rockwell-Hayden said. Dr. Gurjeet Kalkat, Thornton's physician, told reporters Friday that it was unclear whether the boy would lose any fingers or toes to frostbite. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: THORNTON |
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