Injured Little Leaguer's CAT scan results come back 'normal' after he fell and hit his head a second time
By Matt Foster, CNN
Updated 1224 GMT (2024 HKT) August 22, 2022
According to an Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson, a second CAT scan came back 'normal.'(CNN)According to an Instagram account set up to provide updates on injured Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson, the results from a CAT scan performed by doctors after the 12-year-old fell and hit his head a second time came back «normal.»
Oliverson hit his head going to the bathroom unaccompanied on Saturday night, having initially injured himself last Monday by falling out of a bunk bed at the Little League World Series (LLWS) dormitories in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.Oliverson, whose nickname is 'Tank,' is being treated at Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania.The post on the @miraclesfortank Instagram account reads: «Easton had a CT scan today to make sure that there wasn't any swelling from his fall last night. The results came back NORMAL!»We feel so grateful and blessed to have witnessed yet another miracle in Easton's recovery!"Read MoreREAD: Little League World Series player was minutes from death after a fall, dad saysThe family of Easton Oliverson sent CNN video Friday of Easton walking with the aid of medical professionals.The young athlete was airlifted to a children's hospital in a critical condition on August 15. His father told CNN he was «fighting for his life,» with doctors saying he was just 30 minutes from death. He underwent surgery and was placed in a medically-induced coma.In the days since, Oliverson has made impressive strides toward recovery, as documented on the @miraclesfortank account. By Wednesday, he was no longer sedated, and on Thursday, he moved out of an