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Hammond crash

Presenter has serious brain injury (September 2006)

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PE
Pete Founding member
Kevster posted:
My friend Pauly has said that he has died. Sad Sad Sad Sad


does your friend Pauly have any information on the new look for BBC1?
:-(
A former member
I hope he gets through this as well, especially at his age. But I have to say from what I've heard, I doubt he will.
DA
DAS Founding member
And of course, everyone here is medically trained.
:-(
A former member
DAS posted:
And of course, everyone here is medically trained.


Erm, as a consultant surgeon I would classify myself as "medically trained".
SH
Showbizguru
Netizen posted:
Showbizguru posted:
Agreed.
Let's hope they don;t need to use the Hammond Organ Donor Card.

Am I wrong for laughing at this? I know it's not the right time but you gotta admit that's somewhat funny.


No you're not wrong - you're just following a fine tradition of tasteless and offensive jokes about the nearly-dead.
But,of course,you do feel sorry for the geezer and his family.
CO
Colm
I am still shocked after hearing the news. I pray that Richard makes a recovery and my thoughts are with his family and colleagues.

To think, it's almost 20 years to the day since a member of the public lost their life when a stunt for a BBC production went wrong.
DA
DAS Founding member
Joe Havard posted:
DAS posted:
And of course, everyone here is medically trained.


Erm, as a consultant surgeon I would classify myself as "medically trained".


You got me there, although I'd imagine that even consultant surgeons can't make an accurate diagnosis without seeing the patient or, at least, having some details that don't come from conflicting reports on the television.
:-(
A former member
DAS posted:
Joe Havard posted:
DAS posted:
And of course, everyone here is medically trained.


Erm, as a consultant surgeon I would classify myself as "medically trained".


You got me there, although I'd imagine that even consultant surgeons can't make an accurate diagnosis without seeing the patient or, at least, having some details that don't come from conflicting reports on the television.


Of course not. But 17 years of experience has taught me that patients in conditions like Richard's are very, very lucky to pull through. Sorry to be pesimisstic.
BR
britbat
In addition to which, he's being treated in a specialist neurological unit, indicating a serious brain injury. That would suggest a period in a coma, and the Richard Hammond who recovers from this injury may very well be a different man to the one we knew before. Brain injury has all sorts of strange consequences.
JE
Jez Founding member
Awful news. Hope he recovers.
SJ
sjhoward
Joe Havard posted:
Erm, as a consultant surgeon I would classify myself as "medically trained".

[OT] Oooh, where did you train? And what specialty are you?
PT
Put The Telly On
When you see a picture still of a popular presenter on the news you automatically think the worst. Awful news, hope he recovers soon, I'm sure he will. Didn't Nick Knowles have an accident earlier in the week?

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