Feakins Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 The show wouldn't be the same without him. I can imagine him on their in a few months all cracking jokes about what happened and his white teeth :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Providing he pulls through OK, they may even still show it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'd imagine critical is when they don't know the full extent of damage and are trying to get him stable. I presume he's still in ITU? I bet he wants to see the footage, chances are he won't remember a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hang in there Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Sky news say.... "significant brain injury" does not look good :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_a Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 that seems a bit dodge as he apparently came round a bit at the scene and managed to tell them he'd hurt his back... thought they'd have been monitoring for any swelling. m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdtime Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Ah man this has really got me down, i love the dude, he makes watching Top Gear even more fun, Pray he pulls through and makes a full recovery inshallah:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feakins Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'm guessing they keep him asleep to keep the brain swelling down??? But if he was talking after the crash then surely it can't get worse if they got to him quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 if he was talking after the crash then surely it can't get worse if they got to him quickly. I suppose it can if there was bleeding inside the skull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris aka fonz Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 no internal bleeding , i just watched a sky news clip http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,30000-Hammond_p21310,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 theyve just said he has brain damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 theyve just said he has brain damage. That could mean anything tho. Hopefully he'll pull through... it's just a waiting game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I don't think it looks too good people, not from what was being said in the news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Is brain injury different to brain damage? ............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Is brain injury different to brain damage? ............... yes but there's no telling of the extent so far. watching news now and it sounds pretty bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Me too ITV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 The report today didn't sound good. Could still be anything, got to remain positive and let his body give it a go etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdavies Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Rik Mayall went through a similar patch a few years back (1998?), touch and go with a serious head injury, talk of brain damage etc after a quad bike accident... he came through in the end, so there is always hope that the hamster may still pull through. Not sure he will ever be 100% again if he does, we can only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Was listening to the Radio 5 Live today @ work, they said he was conscious and stable but still in ICU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasurrey Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I`ve been following this news throughout the day and I really hope he gets through this. Feel free to shoot me down in flames for what I am about to say as I may be totally wrong. The Vampire jet car used to be known as the Sealink Vampire driven by Colin Falowes back in the late eighties. He used to match race against Mark Woodley who drove the Hellbender jet car at Santa Pod. On one occasion it appeared that after the quarter mile run only one of the two chutes on hellbender opened, this turned the car violently left and hellbender hit the wall head on at about 250 mph, Mark Woodley died instantly. From what I have seen Vampire still has an identical chute layout, two chutes placed higher than the engine one on either side of the car. If the same thing happened to the hamster then this was no freak accident, but an accident that could have been avoided. I`m not pointing the finger of blame at anyone, It looks to me like an inherent design flaw that should have been sorted out after the first accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Respect to the Hamster! Wishing him a speedy & full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffSupra Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Poor guy, Hope he's ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 He's the best guy on topgear by miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Is brain injury different to brain damage? ............... Mike's just been chatting to our friend who is a sister and she said they say 'injury' only because it's more politically correct than saying brain damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Latest from BBC World here just now, the doctors have said that he has moderate brain injuring, but they are optimistic of a good recovery. Which seems encouraging news. Come on Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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