Richard Hammond of Top Gear critically injured in crash. - Page 3

xx3 · #21 09-20-2006, 11:53 PM

Best of luck to Hammond...

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vinuneuro · #22 09-21-2006, 12:18 AM

Hamster's the best one on the show...hope he makes it out ok to test more of those Zonda's he loves.

AW8 · #23 09-21-2006, 10:00 AM

Terrible news this - from all I have seen of him on tv over the years and read he has always semmed a genuine all round nice bloke and total petrolhead.

Genuinely upset to hear of this last night.

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crosvs · #24 09-21-2006, 03:10 PM

omg

i hope to god he'll be ok ...... i reallllllllly always liked that guy .......... geeeeeeeeezus .......... please keep updating this thread people, and i'll certainly do the same as i learn more too ............

Bavarian · #25 09-21-2006, 03:45 PM

This site says he suffered serious brain injuries. So I don't think that we'll see him on TV ever again sadly.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...543385,00.html

Scottie · #26 09-21-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian

This site says he suffered serious brain injuries. So I don't think that we'll see him on TV ever again sadly.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...543385,00.html

I'm no doctor but I wouldn't say that to be the case. Will it all not just depend on what part of his brain was damaged. Like once recovered it good be the case that it may be his memory that will suffer.

Any doctors who can give more insight.

Bavarian · #27 09-21-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottie

I'm no doctor but I wouldn't say that to be the case. Will it all not just depend on what part of his brain was damaged. Like once recovered it good be the case that it may be his memory that will suffer.

Any doctors who can give more insight.

Well you're probably right. I mean the severity and possible disability will depend on what section of the brain was damaged, and in what way. However, as soon as I hear anything about a spine, I assume wheelchair, and anytime I hear about a brain, I assume mental or other disability. I'm just really scared of that kind of stuff...I mean all the stuff you see on TV and such maybe adds to my fear. I wish this man to be well of course, and to recover as fully as possible.

asawadude · #28 09-21-2006, 06:53 PM

Hopefully the miracles of modern medicine will prevail and allow Hammands to make a complete recovery.

Peter Gammons of ESPN suffered a very serious brain aneurism earlier this year; he returned just this week to writing his weekly columns for the ESPN baseball website and should back on the air shortly, after what was apparently a very tough but successful recovery from his illness.

statdoc · #29 09-21-2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottie

I'm no doctor but I wouldn't say that to be the case. Will it all not just depend on what part of his brain was damaged. Like once recovered it good be the case that it may be his memory that will suffer.

Any doctors who can give more insight.

You are quite right, Scottie. I have seen some bad injuries that resolved with minimal residual effects. Since we don't really know what is wrong with him, I can't make any prognosis in this case.