Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton FC pledge Shane Duffy assistance after life-saving operation
Shane Duffy[LNB]EVERTON will give Shane Duffy every assistance he needs as he begins the slow process of recovering from a life-saving operation.[LNB]Duffy, who was named the Blues' Reserves Player of the Season, lost two-thirds of his blood supply after rupturing his hepatic artery during a training game between the Republic of Ireland and an amateur team at Gannon Park on Friday evening.[LNB]After being attended to on the pitch by team surgeon Professor John O'Byrne and team doctor Alan Byrne, he was rushed to nearby Mater Hospital in Dublin where surgeon Gerry McEntee performed an emergency operation.[LNB]Everton officials are keeping in constant contact with the Football Association of Ireland and they received some welcome news last night when they were informed he had been moved from intensive care to the high-dependency unit.[LNB]Duffy, 18, made his Everton debut in a Europa League group game against AEK Athens last December and also went on to start against BATE Borisov later that month.[LNB]A spokeswoman for the FAI said Duffy was 'making good progress' but Professor O'Byrne revealed the severity of the trauma.[LNB]'Shane collided with a player in a way that you would see thousands of times in football matches,' he said.[LNB]'It was a freak injury that in another 100 years of medicine, we may never see again.[LNB]'Shane sustained a laceration to his liver and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. Gerry McEntee and the intensive care staff in the Mater must be credited for their expertise and fast response which in no uncertain terms saved Shane's life.'
