Michael Schumacher badly hurt in ski accident
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I hope it's for the best.
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Two interesting little reports are coming out if Grenoble.
The first claims that Schumacher went off-piste to help a friend who had fallen when he hit a rock and fell onto another.
The second comes from his manager, Sabine Kehm, who took to Twitter to report that a journalist tried to getinto Schumacher's room dressed as a priest.
The first claims that Schumacher went off-piste to help a friend who had fallen when he hit a rock and fell onto another.
The second comes from his manager, Sabine Kehm, who took to Twitter to report that a journalist tried to getinto Schumacher's room dressed as a priest.
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There was a press conference this morning where the surgeons and doctors stated that his condition had improved slightly. Which I assume is what the article was quoting. Unless there is new news which I haven't yet heard.
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On Rai they said rescue team came with elicopter 8 minutes after the incident, which is fast enough but they didn't realize his condition properly and wasted time before bringing him to Hospital. Seems like they wasted at least 2 hours.
That's why the French judiciary has opened an investigation.
Speculations says this delay was due to not wanting to put a bad light on the center of Grenoble.
Anyway Michael you can do it!! GO GO GO
That's why the French judiciary has opened an investigation.
Speculations says this delay was due to not wanting to put a bad light on the center of Grenoble.
Anyway Michael you can do it!! GO GO GO
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Rubbish. Sounds like someone is trying to cover their backside while someone else is trying to find somebody to blame.
If they did not recognise Schumacher's condition straight away, it's because a delayed onset of symptoms is a classic presentation of his injuries. He was flown to the local hospital for his initial assessment, and transferred to Grenoble as soon as the nature and extent of his injuries became clear.
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I would like to see a time chart pretty soon as to show the proceeding events
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And what is that going to prove?
Schumacher had his accident. He was atteneded to within fifteen minutes, and flown to the local hospital. As soon as the nature and extent of his injuries became clear, he was forwarded to Grenoble for specialist care. Once in Grenoble, he was taken into surgery as soon as he was stable enough for it.
A timeline isn't going to show us anything that we do not already know. Could the attending paramedics have saved two hours by taking him directly to Grenoble from the snowfields? Yes, they probably could have. But if your question is why they did not, the answer is that they had no reason to based on the available information at the time. When those paramedics first arrived on-scene, they would have established that Schumacher fell whilst travelling at low speed, and hit his head while wearing a helmet. He was lucid, but agitated and confused. Based on that information available to them, they could reasonably deduce that he was suffering a simple concussion, and would have treated accordingly. If he passed out, it would be due to shock or blood loss, which are common side effects of head injuries. It was only when they got to the local hospital that they would have been able to test his neurological functions, at which point they would have received the first clues that something else was wrong. At that point, they forwarded him on to Grenoble for a CT scan, which revealed the bleed into the brain cavity. By that point, he would have been unconscious or comatose, but the CT scan would have been needed to confirm the diagnosis and identify the source of the bleed. Cutting into a skull is not to be taken lightly, and relieving the pressure is only so effective; the neurosurgeon needs to know what they are looking for and where they are looking for it. No neurosurgeon is going to operate without first confirming the diagnosis. If Schumacher's condition was so serious that the surgeons had to open his skull without a CT scan, he probably would not have survived.
In retrospect, yes, it would have made sense to airlift Schumacher directly to the hospital in Grenoble. However, there is a procedure that needs to be followed, and decisions can only be made based on the information available at any given moment.
Schumacher had his accident. He was atteneded to within fifteen minutes, and flown to the local hospital. As soon as the nature and extent of his injuries became clear, he was forwarded to Grenoble for specialist care. Once in Grenoble, he was taken into surgery as soon as he was stable enough for it.
A timeline isn't going to show us anything that we do not already know. Could the attending paramedics have saved two hours by taking him directly to Grenoble from the snowfields? Yes, they probably could have. But if your question is why they did not, the answer is that they had no reason to based on the available information at the time. When those paramedics first arrived on-scene, they would have established that Schumacher fell whilst travelling at low speed, and hit his head while wearing a helmet. He was lucid, but agitated and confused. Based on that information available to them, they could reasonably deduce that he was suffering a simple concussion, and would have treated accordingly. If he passed out, it would be due to shock or blood loss, which are common side effects of head injuries. It was only when they got to the local hospital that they would have been able to test his neurological functions, at which point they would have received the first clues that something else was wrong. At that point, they forwarded him on to Grenoble for a CT scan, which revealed the bleed into the brain cavity. By that point, he would have been unconscious or comatose, but the CT scan would have been needed to confirm the diagnosis and identify the source of the bleed. Cutting into a skull is not to be taken lightly, and relieving the pressure is only so effective; the neurosurgeon needs to know what they are looking for and where they are looking for it. No neurosurgeon is going to operate without first confirming the diagnosis. If Schumacher's condition was so serious that the surgeons had to open his skull without a CT scan, he probably would not have survived.
In retrospect, yes, it would have made sense to airlift Schumacher directly to the hospital in Grenoble. However, there is a procedure that needs to be followed, and decisions can only be made based on the information available at any given moment.
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