CR Police Officer's Condition Improves
Cedar Rapids Police Officer Tim Davis
By
Aaron Hepker
Story Created:
Apr 4, 2009 at 1:28 PM CST
Story Updated:
Apr 4, 2009 at 7:46 PM CST
CEDAR RAPIDS – Cedar Rapids police say an officer who was assaulted a week ago is improving. Officer Tim Davis was found unconscious on March 29 after he and his partner confronted people in the area of a robbery. Three teenagers are charged in connection with the assault.
Police said Saturday that Davis is responding to pinches, and his brain has stopped swelling. He was heavily sedated, and doctors are now reducing the sedatives and treating him with pain medication.
Officials say Davis is still not responding to verbal commands. He is in guarded condition, and doctors say it could be weeks to determine the extent of the brain damage he may have suffered.
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CEDAR RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT:
The Cedar Rapids Police and the family of Officer Tim Davis are excited to give an update of the injured Officer. He has never been in a drug induced coma, but heavily sedated. For the last 48 hours, the doctors have been reducing the sedatives and now are treating him with pain medication. The swelling of the brain has not increased over the last 3 days and it is expected to begin to decrease. He is responding to pain (pinching) but is not responding to verbal commands (i.e. “squeeze my finger”) It will take weeks to months to see the actual damage that has been done to the brain.
The Davis Family and the Police Department has been overwhelmed with the community support and has felt the strength through the community’s prayers. “The power of prayer and the positive comments from the community is what has gotten the family and our officers and employees through this week. I truly believe that it is because of these prayers for Tim and the support we have received from our citizens and other law enforcement agencies, that Tim is doing so well,” says Chief Greg Graham. The Department and the Officer Davis’ family ask that the community continue to pray for Tim, that he will pull thru and be whole again.
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