Hammond in big crash
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Andre
Boy Racer
ADJ said:A big loss to the sport
No doubt about it
Really makes me sad Here's a video in his memory:
http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/video-brock-at-bathurst/
Andre
Boy Racer
Brock navigator tells of fatal crash: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20375524-2,00.html
Tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ3foNjOsAs
Tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ3foNjOsAs
Andre
Boy Racer
Qualifying lap @ Bathurst 1991:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTSFrlVG4s&mode=related&search=
Spectacular driving on the 2nd nicest circuit in the world.
That was when the Nissan Skyline R32 mob did 2:12 laptimes.. poor Peter was trying to keep up, as did Dick Johnson in his sorry ass Cossy.
Really sad news that such an icon of motorsport has passed..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTSFrlVG4s&mode=related&search=
Spectacular driving on the 2nd nicest circuit in the world.
That was when the Nissan Skyline R32 mob did 2:12 laptimes.. poor Peter was trying to keep up, as did Dick Johnson in his sorry ass Cossy.
Really sad news that such an icon of motorsport has passed..
Gastro
Commando
To put a little persepective on things with Hammnond.
They said it look at least 10 mins of extracation time. That is 10 mins without proper oxygen support.
They say 3 mins is a reasonable amount of brain 'time' before it starts to get 'injury'.
I realise I'm someone who takes the 'darker side' on things at times, but having dealt with a VERY similar accident only 18 months ago, I do know what the potential outcomes are here.
I'm not saying he can't make a full recovery, but just trying to let people know that 100% recovery seems unlikely from the information given. That doesn't mean people can't walk and talk - it means that people are not necessarily the 'same' people that we all remember (if that makes sense ??).
Anyways - fingers crossed.
Rgds,
SImon
They said it look at least 10 mins of extracation time. That is 10 mins without proper oxygen support.
They say 3 mins is a reasonable amount of brain 'time' before it starts to get 'injury'.
I realise I'm someone who takes the 'darker side' on things at times, but having dealt with a VERY similar accident only 18 months ago, I do know what the potential outcomes are here.
I'm not saying he can't make a full recovery, but just trying to let people know that 100% recovery seems unlikely from the information given. That doesn't mean people can't walk and talk - it means that people are not necessarily the 'same' people that we all remember (if that makes sense ??).
Anyways - fingers crossed.
Rgds,
SImon
ADJ
Boy Racer
Latest News.......
EXPERT `HOPEFUL' FOR HAMMOND RECOVERY
By John Bingham, PA
The fact Richard Hammond was able to regain some consciousness in the
immediate aftermath of his high-speed accident could bolster hopes of a good
recovery, according to experts.
Neurosurgeon John Firth, of Nottingham, said that regaining consciousness or
being able to speak immediately after such an accident would point towards the
brain beginning to fight back against the initial injury.
But he said that the next 10 days could be crucial in determining the outcome
with doctors likely to be on the look-out for swelling, haemorrhaging or clots.
Mr Firth, who serves on a panel of experts for the brain injury association
Headway, said: "The basic rule is if the person talks again then what we are
looking for is a good recovery.
"If enough of their brain is working to be able to talk and start to wake up,
hopefully the basic condition of the brain is such that if you can overcome all
the other problems you can make a good recovery.
"You can have the most horrific crash and make a good recovery or have
seemingly trivial head injuries which kill you - and they can kill you either by
the brain swelling or by it bleeding inside the head and forming a haematoma."
He said complications such as swelling were common in such cases but praised
the skills on offer at the Leeds General Infirmary which he described as having
an international reputation.
"It can easily take 10 days before one is out of the woods, you can have
haemorrhaging inside the brain quite commonly up to 10 days later," he said.
"In terms of the short term - controlling the swelling of the brain and being
worried about whether you have got all of the clot out if there was one - it is
normally four to five days."
EXPERT `HOPEFUL' FOR HAMMOND RECOVERY
By John Bingham, PA
The fact Richard Hammond was able to regain some consciousness in the
immediate aftermath of his high-speed accident could bolster hopes of a good
recovery, according to experts.
Neurosurgeon John Firth, of Nottingham, said that regaining consciousness or
being able to speak immediately after such an accident would point towards the
brain beginning to fight back against the initial injury.
But he said that the next 10 days could be crucial in determining the outcome
with doctors likely to be on the look-out for swelling, haemorrhaging or clots.
Mr Firth, who serves on a panel of experts for the brain injury association
Headway, said: "The basic rule is if the person talks again then what we are
looking for is a good recovery.
"If enough of their brain is working to be able to talk and start to wake up,
hopefully the basic condition of the brain is such that if you can overcome all
the other problems you can make a good recovery.
"You can have the most horrific crash and make a good recovery or have
seemingly trivial head injuries which kill you - and they can kill you either by
the brain swelling or by it bleeding inside the head and forming a haematoma."
He said complications such as swelling were common in such cases but praised
the skills on offer at the Leeds General Infirmary which he described as having
an international reputation.
"It can easily take 10 days before one is out of the woods, you can have
haemorrhaging inside the brain quite commonly up to 10 days later," he said.
"In terms of the short term - controlling the swelling of the brain and being
worried about whether you have got all of the clot out if there was one - it is
normally four to five days."
daz
King Kong
Gastro said:
it does sadly
I have had a couple of mates who have had similar accidents over the years,
diffrent people afterwards in every way,
personality, speech impared, reaction time, fitness
etc etc
one of my friends found it so difficult to cope with that he killed himself
very sad
DaveB
Boy Racer
i know that my personality has changed since my RTA 7 years ago
it resulted in me and my wife spliting up as i kept losing it with my kids over the slightest little thing.
Glad to say things have worked out OK although Gillian and I have never got back together
we get on better as friends wierd really
Dave
it resulted in me and my wife spliting up as i kept losing it with my kids over the slightest little thing.
Glad to say things have worked out OK although Gillian and I have never got back together
we get on better as friends wierd really
Dave
