missfee said:

..just here on the Org, we have a lot of accident prone orgers... :cough: Carrie...

PaisleyPark5083 said:

EXACTLY!!!

Carrie...

so tragic!

Very sad. It's huge news here because Mont Tremblant is where most people in this region go to ski.

My oldest brother had the exact same thing happen to him at a ski hill when he was a kid. Luckily he was taken to hospital right away and thankfully he came out of his coma and was able to fully recover after having a stroke.

im sorry, but i have not a clue who she is

Cuddles said:

I never heard of her before now either. Crazy sad.

Actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in brain, autopsy shows


at 19:13 on March 19, 2009, EDT.
By Hillel Italie, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


NEW YORK - Actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope, an autopsy found Thursday. The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment.

Richardson suffered from an epidural hematoma, which causes bleeding between the skull and the brain's covering, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner's office.

Such bleeding is often caused by a skull fracture, and it can quickly produce a blood clot that puts pressure on the brain. That pressure can force the brain downward, pressing on the brain stem that controls breathing and other vital functions.

Patients with such an injury often feel fine immediately after being hurt because symptoms from the bleeding may take time to emerge.

"This is a very treatable condition if you're aware of what the problem is and the patient is quickly transferred to a hospital," said Dr. Keith Siller of New York University Langone Medical Center. "But there is very little time to correct this."

To prevent coma or death, surgeons frequently cut off part of the skull to give the brain room to swell.

"Once you have more swelling, it causes more trauma which causes more swelling," said Dr. Edward Aulisi, neurosurgery chief at Washington Hospital Center in the U.S. capital. "It's a vicious cycle because everything's inside a closed space."

Richardson, 45, died Wednesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan after falling at the Mont Tremblant resort in Quebec on Monday. Details of her treatment have not been disclosed.

It remained unclear Thursday exactly how she was injured. Resort officials have said only that she fell on a beginner's trail and later reported not feeling well.

A CT scan can detect bleeding, bruising or the beginning of swelling in the brain. The challenge is for patients to know whether to seek one.

"If there's any question in your mind whatsoever, you get a head CT," Aulisi advised. "It's the best 20 seconds you ever spent in your life."

Descended from one of Britain's greatest acting dynasties, including her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, Richardson was known for her work in such plays as "Cabaret" (for which she won a Tony) and "Anna Christie" and in the films "Patty Hearst" and "The Handmaid's Tale," based on Margaret Atwood's novel.

Mourning continued Thursday with Broadway theatres planning to dim their lights in Richardson's honour at 8 p.m., the traditional starting time for evening performances.

Praise also came from both tabloid celebrities such as "The Parent Trap" co-star Lindsay Lohan and theatre artists like Sam Mendes, who directed the 1998 revival of "Cabaret."

"It defies belief that this gifted, brave, tenacious, wonderful woman is gone," said Mendes, who also directed the Academy Award-winning "American Beauty."

Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of The Broadway League, the trade organization for Broadway theatres and producers, called Richardson "one of our finest young actresses."

"Her theatrical lineage is legendary, but her own singular talent shined memorably on any stage she appeared," she said.

Richardson gave several memorable stage performances, more than living up to some of the theatre's most famous roles: Sally Bowles of "Cabaret," Blanche DuBois of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and the title character of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," a 1993 revival in which she co-starred with future husband Liam Neeson. (They have two sons: Micheal, 13, and Daniel, 12.)

The death of Richardson, who was not wearing a helmet, greatly heightened the debate over skiing safety. In Quebec, officials are considering making helmets mandatory on ski hills.

Jean-Pascal Bernier, a spokesman for Quebec Sport and Leisure Minister Michelle Courchesne, said Thursday that the minister met with emergency room doctors this week and will meet with ski hill operators soon.

Emergency room doctors in the province first called for mandatory use of helmets three weeks ago.

Questions also arose about why the first ambulance called to the ski resort was turned away.

Richardson said she felt fine after her spill but became ill later and complained of a headache. Doctors say sometimes patients with brain injuries have what's called a "lucid interval" in which they act fine for an hour or more as the brain slowly, silently swells or bleeds.

Symptoms such as a headache, confusion, vomiting or difficulty seeing, speaking or moving appear after pressure builds in the skull.

Emergency surgery is often need to drain the blood or remove the clot.

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Lauran Neergaard in Washington, Maria Cheng in London, Karen Matthews in New York and Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report.


©The Canadian Press, 2009

A few years ago my uncle complained of a headache that wouldn't go away, but he refused to go to a hospital. Then one day, while at work, he collapsed and he was taken to a hospital right away. They did a CT scan and found he had bleeding in his brain which did not come from any injury although he was taking blood thinning medication which may have exacerbated the problem. The doctors operated right away. My uncle quickly recovered (just had a bald patch and some stitches) and is still with us today. The doctors said that if it had been another 10 or so minutes he may have died.

I took a tumble too a couple of days ago playing with my daughter, but broke my fall with my hand and sprained my wrist.. ouch it hurts!
[Edited 3/19/09 19:55pm]

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

yeah, sounds like she lived a lush life. ski accident?

This is truly tragic news! I had a bad head injury about 29 years ago, and was very sick for a good 10 days afterwards. Head injuries can be very serious, and are nothing to fool around with.

I've fallen off horses more times than I can count over the years and I'm aware I've been lucky. Makes us all ponder our mortality doesn't it?

for her family.

As fantastic as the human body is...its still quite fragile. All these areas of the body that if injured can result in your death. Our health is about the only thing we can control and only barely. maybe you can survive cancer but maybe you can't survive a bang to the head. maybe you can survive a bang to the head but maybe not an allergic reaction. Fascinating and Scary.

Her boys are just 12 and 13...reminds me of Diana leaving behind her sons from that tragic car accident all those years ago. So sad for the kids.

Oh, God. No...

http://www.poughkeepsiejo...10328/1006

GirlBrother said:

That's fucked up beyond words . Just horrible . And it makes me feel ashamed to be a Christian.

GirlBrother said:

WHAT A BUNCH OF ASSHOLES

GirlBrother said:

Nice.....


What a bunch of heartless wimps, going after someone after they pass away.
Fucked up shit!

mdiver said:

this is why i do not claim any one religion..
how do these 'humans' know any of this
how can they say she is in hell??
they should reread their book of teaching...really

does God hate??

i read something below i agree with..
so i removed the offense...
[Edited 3/22/09 10:33am]

Serious said:

Don't feel ashamed to be a Christian because of this. The people who think like that aren't Christians anyway, they're just hypocrites and evil as hell to picket that at someone's funeral

i'm not quoting that filth again
but that's just sickening
they really have no remorse for anyone after they pass?

thats not a church of God, by ANY MEANS.
[Edited 3/22/09 10:07am]

sammij said:

co-fucking sign

shanti0608 said:

agreed and a holes like someone said b4.