Michael Schumacher Suffers Serious Head Injury

UrbanSea · 29-12-2013 1:52pm #1

Reports he has suffered a serious head injury whilst skiing. Fingers crossed for him.

http://news.sky.com/story/1188157/michael-schumacher-hurt-in-skiing-accident

hoodwinked · 29-12-2013 1:57pm

Just heard!

i hope he pulls through....

BMJD · 29-12-2013 2:02pm

Hope he is ok

Pawwed Rig · 29-12-2013 2:04pm

Hope he is ok. Hate seeing the words serious and head injury in the same sentence:(

rizzodun · 29-12-2013 2:09pm

Sky News just reported he as concious and shocked, and was wearing a helmet.

Mugser · 29-12-2013 2:09pm

Just reported on Sky Sports News that he didn't loose consciousness which is a huge relief I would think.

Bugatti · 29-12-2013 2:12pm

Being reported now that he hit a rock but was wearing a helmet. Hopefully the helmet done its job and the injury isnt as serious as was first reported.

smcgiff · 29-12-2013 2:13pm

rizzodun wrote: »

Sky News just reported he as concious and shocked, and was wearing a helmet.

Doesn't sound so bad... Anyone know if Damon Hill was in the vicinity?

finnharpsboy · 29-12-2013 2:14pm

smcgiff wrote: »

Doesn't sound so bad... Anyone know if Damon Hill was in the vicinity?

or ala spa perhaps coulthard was holding him up....

but in all seriousness hope its nothing to bad GWS schumi

29-12-2013 2:15pm

smcgiff wrote: »

Doesn't sound so bad... Anyone know if Damon Hill was in the vicinity?

The fact that the damage isn't bad would suggest it was Villeneuve.

29-12-2013 2:16pm

As I said in the General Discussion thread, if it's just a knock that didn't even knock him out then I find the reporting on it pretty irresponsible with BREAKING NEWS everywhere about it.

padd b1975 · 29-12-2013 2:16pm

smcgiff wrote: »

Doesn't sound so bad... Anyone know if Damon Hill was in the vicinity?

He was, but was 2 laps down in the yellow Jordan.

Glad to hear his injury seems to be non serious, obviously still has that need for speed.

decisions · 29-12-2013 2:16pm

Good to see it might not be as serious as initially reported.

SnowDrifts · 29-12-2013 2:25pm

http://ow.ly/i/49tsm

smcgiff · 29-12-2013 2:29pm

SnowDrifts wrote: »

http://ow.ly/i/49tsm

Do the police look into every skiing accident? :eek: May not have been too far wrong with my DH quip.

pegasus1 · 29-12-2013 2:32pm

Breaking news --- Hamilton has to take a year off from racing due to going deaf from going to the x-factor finals...

On topic...glad to hear (well read about) that schumie is grand..:)

P_1 · 29-12-2013 2:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

As I said in the General Discussion thread, if it's just a knock that didn't even knock him out then I find the reporting on it pretty irresponsible with BREAKING NEWS everywhere about it.

In fairness, it is Sky News. What else would you expect really

29-12-2013 3:22pm

P_1 wrote: »

In fairness, it is Sky News. What else would you expect really

BBC had it on their front page too.

Too Tough To Die · 29-12-2013 3:29pm

Skiing off piste? Silly boy. Should never drink and ski.

donspeekinglesh · 29-12-2013 5:26pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

BBC had it on their front page too.

And RTE.ie and the journal, sites that normally never mention F1.

Hope he's okay.

v10 · 29-12-2013 5:54pm

"serious but not life threatening" according to James Allen on Twitter.

hoodwinked · 29-12-2013 7:44pm

smcgiff wrote: »

Do the police look into every skiing accident? :eek: May not have been too far wrong with my DH quip.

i think the reason they do take it so seriously is to avoid another case like this one with Natasha Richardson

On 16 March 2009, Richardson sustained a head injury when she fell while taking a beginner skiing lesson at the Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec, Canada about 80 miles (130 km) from Montreal. The injury was followed by a lucid interval, when Richardson seemed to be fine and was able to talk and act normally. Paramedics and an ambulance which initially responded to the accident were told they were not needed and left.

Refusing medical attention twice, she returned to her hotel room and about three hours later was taken to a local hospital in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts after complaining of a headache. She was transferred from there by ambulance to Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal, in critical condition and was admitted about seven hours after the fall. The following day she was flown to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where she died on 18 March at the age of 45. An autopsy conducted by the New York City Medical Examiners Office on 19 March revealed the cause of death was an "epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head", and her death was ruled an accident.

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 9:17pm

Seemingly in the last hour it's changed to life threatening, hope he pulls through.

SnowDrifts · 29-12-2013 9:21pm

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Seemingly in the last hour it's changed to life threatening, hope he pulls through.

Any source on that? Hoping it's not true.

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 9:24pm

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Any source on that? Hoping it's not true.

It's in French.

http://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/2013/12/29/meribel-michael-schumacher-victime-d-un-accident-de-ski

I don't have a translation of it, just going by what has been said on reddit about the info in the article.

Dtp1979 · 29-12-2013 9:28pm

Nothing new on sky news yet

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 9:32pm

I know it's not the best source but for what it's worth The Daily Mail has changed their article with the updated seriousness with info from the French article.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2530681/BREAKING-NEWS-Former-F1-champion-racing-driver-Michael-Schumacher-suffers-head-injuries-skiing-accident.html

Pacing Mule · 29-12-2013 9:37pm

I was expecting this unfortunately.

I know Sky sensationalise things but usually stories are downgraded fairly quickly after they have broken the news if that news doesn't have legs as such. When they left that up all day I began to suspect there was unreported issues in the background. It didn't make sense to have that story as the lead all day.

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 9:43pm

Pacing Mule wrote: »

I was expecting this unfortunately.

I know Sky sensationalise things but usually stories are downgraded fairly quickly after they have broken the news if that news doesn't have legs as such. When they left that up all day I began to suspect there was unreported issues in the background. It didn't make sense to have that story as the lead all day.

To be honest I'm still not convinced of the legitimacy of the info, hoping it's bollocks as it still hasn't been picked up by any reputable sources.

29-12-2013 9:45pm

Brain haemorrhage according to someone who can read French.

29-12-2013 9:46pm

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

To be honest I'm still not convinced of the legitimacy of the info, hoping it's bollocks as it still hasn't been picked up by any reputable sources.

http://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/info/557795/schumacher-victime-d-un-accident-ski/ This is where it originated. They seem legit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFM_TV

EDIT: BBC site says the expert who arrived recently is a mate of his and Todt's which is probably a good sign.

Myrddin · 29-12-2013 9:48pm

Jesus, originally I was like "just a slow news day" but now it seems to be getting worse. Really hope he is ok

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 9:51pm

Deleted User wrote: »

http://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/info/557795/schumacher-victime-d-un-accident-ski/ This is where it originated. They seem legit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFM_TV

EDIT: BBC site says the expert who arrived recently is a mate of his and Todt's which is probably a good sign.

Is that article not just going by the info in the previous news article though? Can't read it myself but just going by the times on the articles.

Pacing Mule · 29-12-2013 9:55pm

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

To be honest I'm still not convinced of the legitimacy of the info, hoping it's bollocks as it still hasn't been picked up by any reputable sources.

I'm with you on that - it's just the fact that it is still up there on Sky above stories like a girl dying after being found on fire in the road, suicide bomber claiming 15 lives in Russia etc - you have to wonder is there more behind the story that hasn't been broken yet. Fingers crossed though. I've been known to be wrong before !

Dtp1979 · 29-12-2013 9:58pm

Latest news coming up on sky news at 9

Frank Bullitt · 29-12-2013 10:07pm

Good to see that it's not as serious as first mentioned.

Speedy recovery to the main man.

Dtp1979 · 29-12-2013 10:09pm

I'd say we'll know a lot more before midnight

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 10:13pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

I'd say we'll know a lot more before midnight

Yea there will be something official in the next hour or so according to Sky.

Dtp1979 · 29-12-2013 10:23pm

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Yea there will be something official in the next hour or so according to Sky.

Fingers crossed

SnowDrifts · 29-12-2013 10:27pm

Trying to keep up to date on twitter and whilst the majority of people seem to be human, it's shocking how many absolute cu*ts there are on it.

Dtp1979 · 29-12-2013 10:33pm

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Trying to keep up to date on twitter and whilst the majority of people seem to be human, it's shocking how many absolute cu*ts there are on it.

***** in what way?? I'm not on twitter

SnowDrifts · 29-12-2013 10:37pm

Just disgusting comments/jokes which I wouldn't even repeat.

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 10:37pm

-edit nvm, think it's been like that for awhile.

smellslikeshoes · 29-12-2013 10:46pm

https://twitter.com/F1Times/status/417409951876009985

SnowDrifts · 29-12-2013 10:49pm

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

https://twitter.com/F1Times/status/417409951876009985

Sky have just said the same. Come on Schumi.. just one more victory and pull through!

frostie500 · 29-12-2013 10:51pm

Gary Harstein, the doctor who replaced Sid Watkins as the F1 doctor, has tweeted a few bits about the injury:

Gary Harstein wrote:

"It's quite well known that extradural hematomas, a kind of cerebral hemorrhage, can leave a lucid interval after injury. Then as the hematoma forms, the sudden increase in pressure causes sudden and dramatic symptoms. Pressure must be relieved rapidly. This is done with a neurosurgical intervention. Then the victim is observed in an ICU environment. Quality of recovery depends on: 1) severity of initial injury 2) acuteness and amplitude of pressure rise when hematoma forms 3) rapidity with which it is drained 4) quality of neuro intensive care and rehab"

Lady Chatterton · 29-12-2013 10:55pm

I lost interest in F1 after Senna's death but I've always had huge respect for what Schumacher achieved over the years. I hope and pray he makes a full recovery.