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Australian Cricketer Phillip Hughes Dies After Being Struck With Ball (1 Viewer)

The Z Machine said:
How does one a) take a cricket ball to the neck, and b) die from that impact?
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I was wondering about that too...

The medical reason for Hughes's death emerged at an emotional press conference on Thursday. The ball from Abbott hit Hughes on the neck rather than the head, causing an artery carrying blood to the brain to split. It was, said Cricket Australia doctor Peter Brukner, a "freakish accident" and one from which there is little chance of recovery.

"The injury, called a subarachnoid haemorrhage, occurs when an artery is compressed and splits, forcing blood into the brain area. Only one case had previously been reported as a result of a cricket ball," reports the Telegraph.

"It was an injury to the neck that caused haemorrhage in the brain," explained Brukner. "The condition is incredibly rare."

Such "catastrophic" injuries are often fatal at the time, he added. Hughes lost consciousness almost immediately after being hit and had to be resuscitated on the field, but was in "reasonable condition" when he was taken to hospital.

After being rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Hughes underwent surgery and part of his skull was removed to relieve pressure on his brain. However, the injury proved too severe and two days later he died. ·

 
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Das Boot said:
The Z Machine said:
How does one a) take a cricket ball to the neck, and b) die from that impact?
Click to expand...
I was wondering about that too...

The medical reason for Hughes's death emerged at an emotional press conference on Thursday. The ball from Abbott hit Hughes on the neck rather than the head, causing an artery carrying blood to the brain to split. It was, said Cricket Australia doctor Peter Brukner, a "freakish accident" and one from which there is little chance of recovery.

"The injury, called a subarachnoid haemorrhage, occurs when an artery is compressed and splits, forcing blood into the brain area. Only one case had previously been reported as a result of a cricket ball," reports the Telegraph.

"It was an injury to the neck that caused haemorrhage in the brain," explained Brukner. "The condition is incredibly rare."

Such "catastrophic" injuries are often fatal at the time, he added. Hughes lost consciousness almost immediately after being hit and had to be resuscitated on the field, but was in "reasonable condition" when he was taken to hospital.

After being rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Hughes underwent surgery and part of his skull was removed to relieve pressure on his brain. However, the injury proved too severe and two days later he died. ·
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Not trying to do a look at me, but this is the bleed my wife had. Yes, she is alive and recovering fantastically.

 
boots11234 said:
Das Boot said:
The Z Machine said:
How does one a) take a cricket ball to the neck, and b) die from that impact?
Click to expand...
I was wondering about that too...

The medical reason for Hughes's death emerged at an emotional press conference on Thursday. The ball from Abbott hit Hughes on the neck rather than the head, causing an artery carrying blood to the brain to split. It was, said Cricket Australia doctor Peter Brukner, a "freakish accident" and one from which there is little chance of recovery.

"The injury, called a subarachnoid haemorrhage, occurs when an artery is compressed and splits, forcing blood into the brain area. Only one case had previously been reported as a result of a cricket ball," reports the Telegraph.

"It was an injury to the neck that caused haemorrhage in the brain," explained Brukner. "The condition is incredibly rare."

Such "catastrophic" injuries are often fatal at the time, he added. Hughes lost consciousness almost immediately after being hit and had to be resuscitated on the field, but was in "reasonable condition" when he was taken to hospital.

After being rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Hughes underwent surgery and part of his skull was removed to relieve pressure on his brain. However, the injury proved too severe and two days later he died. ·
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Not trying to do a look at me, but this is the bleed my wife had. Yes, she is alive and recovering fantastically.
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Wow, I'm glad she's ok and recovering :thumbup:

As this story shows, things can go very badly with this injury.

 
Just FYI, I live in Adelaide and people are taking this pretty seriously. So much so that it is, considered in poor taste to say "What's the big deal? Not like he played in the NFL" when colleagues are discussing this at work.

 
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