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SensationalM t1_j2v0scs wrote

Reply to comment by DDougie in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

the only thing i'll clarify here is that, while you're right, perfect game does bring to mind baseball, and this is much more common than that

much more comparable to an immaculate inning - 3 strikeouts on 9 pitches, or in other words 9 perfect pitches in a row

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CodeBlue614 t1_j2v0cn2 wrote

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

I doubt we’ll hear those smaller details. I added that part to help people understand the process a little better. I’d expect a bigger picture, more general update once a day. If he wakes up, I would imagine that’s a story that warrants an urgent update by sports outlets, and it would definitely be cause for relief.

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CodeBlue614 t1_j2uzoz0 wrote

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

The preliminary CT if the head is really only good for looking for bleeding or massive stroke. The changes you see from anoxic injury don’t show up for a while. The neuro exam is actually you’re best tool (better than MRI, if you can believe it), so those assessments will be ongoing. MRI may occur in the next few days, I usually wait until we’re 3-4 days in and the exam hasn’t improved to see if there’s a correlation on imaging.

You’re correct that we don’t know if he’s being cooled or not. He is probably receiving some sort of temperature control therapy, but at some hospitals that may be 36 C (that’s what we do at my hospital) and other may still use 32-34 C. It’s not clear that the lower temperature is better, and it causes some weird things to happen metabolically. I don’t know what they do at UC, since I’m not there.

If he shows no significant neurologic improvement in 7-10 days, it’s very likely that he has severe brain damage, likely irreversible. That could include a vegetative state. He could progress to brain death. The cases where you see someone wake up several weeks later are head traumas. There’s a lot of swelling pushing on the brain cells, but the cells themselves don’t have irreversible damage. In this case, brain cells die from lack of oxygen delivery while the heart isn’t beating. I’m not aware of any anoxic injuries that wake up that far down the road.

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DDougie t1_j2uyv0r wrote

Reply to comment by itstinksitellya in The man who was born to be World Champion fulfils his destiny, as Michael Smith defeats Michael van Gerwen 7-4 to claim the biggest prize in darts and become world number one! by carnifex2005

It's just how the math works out. You have 141 left and the most common triples are 20 and 19 which leave you at 24 (or double 12) as standard.

But even when not on a 9 darter, double 12 is preferred over double 11 by most players, especially professionals because if you miss and hit a single 12 you are still on a double (double 6).

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Ajax444 t1_j2uyc8x wrote

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

I don’t think people will look at football differently. I have seen 2 basketball players die on the court, and heard about the Price brothers (Mark and Brent-ex NBA players) father collapsing after a pick-up game, and Pete Maravich.

A soccer player recently had cardiac arrest on the field (last year?). I remember the Detroit Lions player that got paralyzed on the field. These sports go on, and these instances are soon out of sight/out of mind.

I mean, the UFC has 2 barely protected people in the ring looking to concuss their opponent. It’s not going anywhere soon.

These gentlemen (and ladies) know the potential consequences, and choose to participate. While it may not he in their best interest, physically and mentally, it is their right to make that decision.

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