how are they handling this psychologically? how is their mood? i don t have direct information on that. we are providing support with social workers and other appropriate support to the teenagers at this time. the one you just described [ inaudible ]? he s the most seriously injured patient that i m aware of in the upmc system. can you give us a little bit more information about what the next few days hold for him? the next several days will include ongoing treatment for bleeding, and treating blood clotting disorders that occur with major trauma in the intensive care unit, with transfusion of all the blood products that he needs. life support on a breathing machine, on a ventilator, and additional surgery in the next several days. is there room to be optimistic? yes, we re very optimistic he s going to get through this. he has a great team of people taking care of him right now. what can you say about how he