Update: ASU Student Hurt in Freak Accident Transferred to Atlanta Rehab Center

(Update, September 9):ATLANTA (News release) Injured University of Arkansas student Natalie Jo Eaton, 18, of Harrisburg, Ark., was transferred today from the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., to Shepherd Center in Atlanta for spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Miss Eaton, a freshman student, sustained a cervical spinal cord injury in an Aug. 19 incident on the university campus. Witnesses reported that she was impaled in the neck by a sharp fragment from a golf club that splintered when another student used it to hit a football during a fraternity party.

Miss Eaton was admitted to Shepherd Centers Spinal Cord Injury Unit for evaluation, care and observation. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, she will begin a rigorous rehabilitation program under the guidance of a full team of medical and rehabilitation specialists.

Shepherd Center specializes in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury or brain injury. Founded in 1975, Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit hospital and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in the nation.

Medical and rehabilitation teams at Shepherd Center typically include the following: an attending physician, nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech language pathologist, recreation therapist, case manager, peer support specialist, nutritionist and psychologist.

Miss Eaton and her family are appreciative for the outpouring of support from the community, but have requested privacy at this time. An account called Friends of Natalie Eaton has been established at Regions Bank. Donations can be made at any Regions Bank in northeast Arkansas. For bank locations, visit http://www.regions.com.

(Update Aug. 27):

MEMPHIS, TN - Natalie Jo Eaton, the Arkansas State freshman injured in a freak accident at a frat house on campus is now listed in stable condition at the Med in Memphis.

The accident happened last week. Eaton was impaled by the shaft of a broken golf club during rush activities at the Kappa Alpha house.

An account called Friends of Natalie Eaton has been established at Regions Bank. Donations can be made at any Regions Bank in Northeast Arkansas.

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