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DENVER (Reuters) - A 17-year-old, whose limp and bloody body dangling from a Columbine High School window during a shooting rampage horrified television viewers, remained in serious condition Saturday, paralyzed on his right side.
Patrick Ireland was shot in the brain by one of two student gunmen who opened fire on fellow students and teachers at the Littleton, Colorado, school Tuesday, killing 13 before turning the guns on themselves.
Gripping television images aired during Tuesday's drama showed Ireland tumbling out of a broken window like a limp doll as paramedics struggled to catch him. Rescuers at first thought his name was ``Rich'' because Ireland could not get the word ''Patrick'' out when asked his name.
Doctors at Centura St. Anthony Central Hospital said Ireland suffered from stroke-like symptoms on the right side of his body and may never regain full use of his right side.
Centura spokeswoman Carol Golas said Saturday Ireland remained in serious condition.
Twenty-three people were hospitalized as a result of injuries sustained in the Columbine High School rampage. Ten, in addition to Ireland, remain hospitalized.
At Swedish Medical Center:
-- Richard Castaldo's condition was upgraded overnight from critical to serious. Castaldo, 17, was shot five times and his spinal cord was damaged.
-- Anne Marie Hochhalter, 17, was upgraded Friday from critical to serious.
-- Sean Graves, 15, remained in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the back and three to the abdomen.
-- Valeen Schnurr, 18, was listed in fair condition with shrapnel and bullet wounds.
At Denver Health Medical Center:
-- Lisa Kreutz, 18, was in serious condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
-- Lance Kirklin, 16, was in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the face, chest and legs. He was scheduled for surgery Saturday.
-- Jeanna Park, 18, was listed in fair condition with gunshot wounds to the legs and shoulder.
At University Hospital:
-- Mark Taylor, 16, was listed in serious, but stable condition from gunshot wounds to the chest, arms and legs.
At Centura St. Anthony Central Hospital:
-- Kasey Ruegsegger, 17, was listed in serious condition with a gunshot wounds.
-- One unidentified 15-year-old male remained in critical condition.