RUSK, Texas — UT Health released a response in regards to an incident at a Rusk High School football game on Friday.

Rusk junior Aiden Adams (#12) was injured during the second half of the matchup at Troup Tiger Stadium. He suffered from temporary paralysis and a concussion, but is expected to be okay, according to a source close to the family.

In a statement, a spokesperson from UT Health described some of the circumstances affecting response time at the time of the incident.

STATEMENT FROM UT HEALTH

We take every emergency call seriously, and our goal is always to respond as quickly and safely as possible. Ambulance response times can vary depending on factors such as call volume, weather, traffic, distance and the availability of units at the time of the call. At the time of this in

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