Tuesday, January 29, 2013

2013 Winter X Games: Caleb Moore Snowmobile Crash (click title to entry - thank you)



This young man could die? To begin, the machines are too heavy and not designed for safety specifically to this sport.


...where he developed bleeding around his heart.
On Sunday, members of his family said he had a secondary complication involving his brain, but did not give details.
Caleb’s grandfather, Charles Moore, told the Denver Post on Monday that the prognosis was “not good.”
“It’s almost certain he’s not going to make it,” Charles Moore told the newspaper.
I am sure he has been looked at for heart surgery to create a window to relieve any pressure inhibiting the beating of his heart. I confident that has happened already.

The head issue is an entirely different problem with the exception that if his oxygen supply was blunted long enough it would have caused brain damage. Anoxia.

I hope the anoxia isn't due to any negligence that failed to realize he was failing when his cardiac output was falling. But, if he is entering a vegetative state that is very sad. It could have been he couldn't survive the heart surgery, but, if he is failing this badly the risk doesn't matter.

My thoughts to the family in coping with this tragic reality.