Accident Prezentatorul Top Gear - Richard Hammond

[masterbobs]

1. il pierdem?

2. Spre rusinea mea ...ca inca nu am aflat...Stig este tot el?

 

PS sper sa nu se transforme in R.I.P.

 

Aici informatii

Edited September 22, 2006 by masterbobs

[VAXXi]

Se pare ca nu.

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1054541

 

LONDON: Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was transferred out of intensive care on Friday as doctors said he was making satisfactory progress, after suffering brain injuries in a high-speed crash.

 

On Friday morning, he was moved out of intensive care onto a high dependency unit, said a spokesman at Leeds General Infirmary. No details about Hammond's condition were being released at the request of his family.

 

The 36-year-old was badly injured on Wednesday when he crashed a jet-powered dragster as he accelerated towards 300 mph in a feature being filmed for the show. He suffered what his doctors have called a significant brain injury as a result of the accident at an RAF airfield near York.

 

Although doctors remain concerned about his condition, they have said they are reasonably optimistic that he will make a good recovery.

 

The accident is being jointly investigated by police and the Health and Safety Executive.

 

An HSE spokesman said on Friday its officers were focusing on the events that led-up to the incident, the planning for the dragster dash, the risk assessment undertaken and whether Hammond received any special training with jet-powered cars.

 

"We will look at the film footage, but at the moment we are concentrating on what activity took place prior to the accident," the spokesman said.

 

Police have taken the Vampire jet-car away for forensic examination and have been looking at the state of the track.

 

Media reports have said a burst tyre may have caused the crash. The BBC in a statement said it was co-operating with the investigations.

 

It could face possible prosecution if the HSE finds proper safety precautions were not taken.

 

Hammond had been filming at the Elvington airfield in what media reports said was an attempt to break the British land speed record of 300.3 mph, when the accident happened.

 

But a spokesman for the car's sponsor, auto accessory maker Thule, has said that although timers were in place to record Hammond's speed, it would not have qualified as an official record attempt.

 

Whatever the outcome of the investigations, it may be that Top Gear in its current format could be axed if criticism mounts about the show's daredevil stunts. The series, which attracts over six million viewers in Britain as well as millions more abroad, was criticised for being obsessed with acceleration by a group of MPs in 1999.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6097684,00.html

 

Hammond recovery is likely-experts

 

Press Association

Friday September 22, 2006 6:23 AM

 

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."

 

© Copyright Press Association Ltd 2006, All Rights Reserved.

[Satori]

2. Spre rusinea mea ...ca inca nu am aflat...Stig este tot el?

 

Nu e el.

Sanatate multa.

[andreis]

Noi informatii:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5388296.stm

[speedygonzales]

Nu il pierdem, dar a avut norco. Sunt excelente cadrele din titaniu sau asa ceva. Toata lumea vrea sa afle cine e acest Stig. Cate masini la care noi visam a condus baiatul asta.Sigur e un pilot profesionist, un britanic care poate e vedeta pe unde alearga el. Hammond e prea scund sa fie The Stig.

Edited September 28, 2006 by sppedygonzales

[Esperatul]

Astazi a fost primul episod din noua serie. Credeam ca o sa vina in carut sau cu un pansament mare dar s-a refacut complet. Cred ca ar fi cazul sa-l lase pe Jeremy deacum sa conduca chestii deastea ) . Oricum, accidentul a fost super stupid de la o explozie de guma .

Edited January 29, 2007 by Esperatul

[CristiP]

Aici este prezentat accidentul. >-