sure hope she pulls thru-
wife just spotted this-
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20090317/en_celeb_eo/104720
wife just spotted this-
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20090317/en_celeb_eo/104720
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another accident- Natasha Richardson in critical
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drjeff
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with a bit of a wardrobe accident in the picture
Seriously though hope she'll be O.K.
Warp Daddy
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just finished reading the story on the net earlier . Tremblant can be a tough place this time of year. Sure hope she's OK. She apparently was not wearing a helmet according to various accounts i've read
Warp Daddy
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Updated reports claim she was taking a private lesson on a BEGINNER trail , she was not wearing helmet even tho Tremblant "encourages" them . She fell. said she was originally OK to teh instructor SP took her down the hill where she apparantly refused treatment then went back to her hotel
She started feeling bad about an hr later and called 911 -- all of this comes from Tremblant's PR dept
She started feeling bad about an hr later and called 911 -- all of this comes from Tremblant's PR dept
drjeff
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Sounds like we'll be hearing closed head injury/concussion in the news reports later
hammer
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That's the tough part about head injuries...I remember keeping a close eye on my son after he took a bump to the back of the head after a fall at Wachusett a few weeks ago (he was fine, not even a headache).
drjeff
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Fox news is now reporting that she's being flown from Montreal to New York and is apparently brain dead Let's hope that's not the case
Let's hope that's not the case
Fox news is now reporting that she's being flown from Montreal to New York and is apparently brain dead
That's what I just read too, they said they're going to take her off of life support when she gets to NY.
Warp Daddy
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Yes i heard that too but lets hope the story is not factual . The story currently on the Fox website looks a bit sketchy
jrmagic
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i jsut caught the same update on tv when I walked in from work. Holy crap that sucks.
jaywbigred
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Very very sad. Prayers are with her.
curious event... beginner trail, with an instructor, on a flat area, according to reports, and maybe brain dead (hope the news wires are just being their jacked-up selves)....ya got to think of the times you did the slam/bang on trails ( I xc ski, sort of ) and got up and continued on.
drjeff
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Just based on the reports that the instructor suggested rather quickly that she get checked out by the patrol makes me think that it was probably one of those quick, outside edge side slide hooks, where one's head can quickly get whipped to the ground
Sounds like a Sub Dural Hematoma --- Bleeding between your skull and brain that compresses the brain...
My 32 year old cousin died from the same thing. She was a CardioThoracic Trauma Surgeon, and was hiking w/ 6 other MD's and RN's. A slip and fall, banging her head on the ground. No Loss of consciousness or anything.... Then 20 mins later, dizzyness, neasea + and vomiting set in. By the time they got her to a hospital the intracranial pressure had shut down her breathing, and put her in a coma. 4 days on life support, No EEG activi
Sad, Very Sad.
Wear your brain bucket, and don't hesitate to get checked out if you have ANY N/V, or persistent symptoms. Neuro exam + pupillary responses are a must for even a mild head injury.
(from a 24 year patroller and trauma surgeon)
My 32 year old cousin died from the same thing. She was a CardioThoracic Trauma Surgeon, and was hiking w/ 6 other MD's and RN's. A slip and fall, banging her head on the ground. No Loss of consciousness or anything.... Then 20 mins later, dizzyness, neasea + and vomiting set in. By the time they got her to a hospital the intracranial pressure had shut down her breathing, and put her in a coma. 4 days on life support, No EEG activi
Sad, Very Sad.
Wear your brain bucket, and don't hesitate to get checked out if you have ANY N/V, or persistent symptoms. Neuro exam + pupillary responses are a must for even a mild head injury.
(from a 24 year patroller and trauma surgeon)
She's a British actress and is married to Liam Neeson
(I didn't know either, until I googled her name.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Richardson
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this is tragic.
i can;t comprehend how this can be fatal. everything suggests this was a low speed crash that wasn;t violent. they are very quick to say she was on a beginner trail, taking a lesson which makes me think there is more too this.
did go off trail by accident and hit a tree or an icy snow embankment? I know someone got killed at Belleyare a few years ago like that.
or did she get run into by someone?
i can;t comprehend how this can be fatal. everything suggests this was a low speed crash that wasn;t violent. they are very quick to say she was on a beginner trail, taking a lesson which makes me think there is more too this.
did go off trail by accident and hit a tree or an icy snow embankment? I know someone got killed at Belleyare a few years ago like that.
or did she get run into by someone?
mondeo
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Probably just a freak accident, caught an edge and went down hard, combined with her head hitting in just the wrong way. One of those things that if she were an inch shorter, going 5% slower, hit a spot on her head an inch away, etc., nothing would've come of it.
Warp Daddy
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Tragic what a sad situation ------------------------ lets all be careful out there it can happen
playoutside
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Tragic indeed. Sad reminder to value and enjoy every day.
A doc on the news last night referred to this as a "talk and die" head injury. He described these as a seemingly minor bump on the head, no loss of consciousness, but then sudden severe headache and nausea which has been caused by blood pooling around the brain. Said it can strike as quickly as 20 mins to an hour after the accident.
The above sure made me rethink my perspective on the many times I've smacked my head doing something stupid.
A doc on the news last night referred to this as a "talk and die" head injury. He described these as a seemingly minor bump on the head, no loss of consciousness, but then sudden severe headache and nausea which has been caused by blood pooling around the brain. Said it can strike as quickly as 20 mins to an hour after the accident.
The above sure made me rethink my perspective on the many times I've smacked my head doing something stupid.
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