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argavilda t1_j2tfhvo wrote

Reply to comment by Spazmer in Rally Driver Ken Block dead at 55 After Snowmobile Accident by nomadofwaves

No joke, I think about the day I see the bad news about Alan Alda. It started out with MASH being a source of comfort at a certain point in my life. The more I read about him, the more I grew to love and respect him for all of the great things he has championed throughout the years. I read his autobiographies, and he's just precious and super inspiring. Love that guy to bits.

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theMurseNP t1_j2tcbzk wrote

Reply to comment by waltwhitman83 in Family Statement for Damar Hamlin by ShepherdsDoof

Too much to speculate at this point. They do therapeutic hypothermia for 1-3 days in many arrest cases. Gives the body time to catch up while probably fighting some inflammation. He has youth and physical fitness on his side. It’s fair not to expect anything new for another 1-2 days.

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waltwhitman83 t1_j2tbfx4 wrote

Reply to Family Statement for Damar Hamlin by ShepherdsDoof

can somebody with a medical background give an update as to what we're most likely to expect in the coming updates that we're waiting for?

a quick google shows that after you are put into a medically induced coma, you usually aren't attempted to be brought out of it for at least 24-72 hours. does that mean we're facing 2 more days with no update (or more?)

did they do a scan of his brain when he arrived or not yet? are we just waiting to hear whether he sustained a brain injury or not? what other outstanding medical conditions might we be waiting to hear about? if he didn't sustain a brain injury, is he most likely to be basically 100% ok?

he's still having machines breathe for him if he's in a medically inducted coma. when they try to bring him out of the coma, will they then know if his body can breathe on its own?

those seem to be the 2 biggest unknown things from what i've read/gathered. would love if somebody more in the know could shed more detail.

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