Posts by ruggedhawk20

cosmicridge5 said:Ugh, Joe, why are you just talking out of your hat? I feel like I've told you before that the pathophysiology of head trauma isn't exactly that simple, lol. But look, if you actually want me to walk you through TBI and how acceleration and deceleration affect tissue—or if you want to know the actual difference between contusions, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages, and epidural versus subdural hematomas—just shoot me a DM. I'd be happy to go over it; I can pull from the textbooks, but I also have some real-world experience to draw from. 😬

Those lesions and bruises came from somewhere else. They definitely didn't come from that initial impact with the rock.

Ugh, why do you love lecturing people on things you aren't even qualified to talk about? It’s not like we're even in the same league. 🤣 That’s not actually how it works, so please stop spreading misinformation. That increase in intracranial pressure is caused by edema, not by elevated pressure causing hematomas like you suggested. 😁The pressure from a hematoma pushing against brain tissue can lead to elevated intracranial pressure—which is why you see those spikes in IBM levels. In cases like this, we’re usually looking at an acute subdural hematoma, where bleeding occurs between the dura and the arachnoid mater. Most of these hematomas happen suddenly, almost instantly, typically within that first minute. Based on what you've laid out, it sounds like you're suggesting there are only secondary head traumas involved. If that injury opened up that quickly, I guess there wouldn't have been any initial trauma at all? Maybe. 😁

What you're describing sounds like secondary brain trauma—essentially a chain of complications that build on top of the primary injury and can make things worse. But it’s definitely not as straightforward as you’ve made it out to be. Honestly, maybe just skip posts like this; you might actually end up being taken seriously if you don't. 😁

P.S. Ivy, you can see that I'm actually a better neurosurgeon than you are. 🙂

Ever held a power drill? - nope.

Studied medicine? - nope.

BTW you probably don't realize they mostly use the same damn drill bit a guy uses to hang a picture frame in his living room - but sure, go off.

but this is actually wild

13:30
Medical diagnosis confirmation

13:06
The accident of Danica Patrick

props to the Japanese. Not like those idiots from Meribel

it took the Japanese 24 minutes—the French took 24 hours

honestly, this is actually great news

http://www.lequipe.fr/info-continue/bianchi/97363

so it says here

4:21 PM
No updates until tomorrow

3:16 PM
Surgery complete

1:30 PM
Diagnosis confirmed

1:06 PM
The accident involving Jules Bianchi

basically, from the diagnosis to finishing surgery, it was just over an hour and a half—meaning the whole thing probably only took 45 minutes

Which is good, because it sounds like they just did that standard procedure where they drill into the skull to drain fluid and relieve pressure. No major brain trauma reported yet, just the fluid drainage part

So, I’m already calling it—I think he'll pull through just like Daniel Albrecht did

That would be a massive win.

jadeseal7 said:Every single driver said the race could've gone on—most were running on intermediates anyway, so canceling just for that is ridiculous. If you're an F1 driver, you sign up for the risks that come with the job.

Exactly! The throttle is still under the driver's foot. Nobody else gets to press it but him.

A prost guy parked his car in Adelaide back in '89. Stepped out, took his licks, and moved on. He's alive today.

Drivers should be smart enough to know their own limits—and the limits of the car.

And I'm not even talking about Bianchi here—this was a total failure by the organizers.

It wasn't because of rain, it was because of a tractor and a botched recovery procedure for Sutil's car. Rain or no rain—it doesn't matter.

Bianchi has nothing to do with this.

Sam633 said:I'm not trying to be funny here—honestly, I just don't get what they're even saying.

Are you saying you actually knew him personally?

Look, I've seen guys wipe out on bikes and others smash into semi-trucks on motorcycles

Plus at least a hundred other people in the same boat. I spent three years driving an ambulance, so I've seen it all.

Plus, Schumacher ended up with a ton of hematomas and lesions mostly because they waited too long on the surgery—his brain swelled so much it basically crushed itself. That’s where those injuries came from, not from hitting the barrier initially. Based on whatever physics I know, that impact was probably way less intense than what Bianchi went through.

cosmicridge5 said:It isn't quite that simple. I mean, sure, it's true it would have been better if Jules had been rushed straight to the hospital in Grenoble instead of losing time by stopping at the wrong facility first, but I wouldn't say the injuries are in the same league. Jules had a massive amount of hematomas and lesions all over—left, right, and center. It really matters what kind they are and where they are located, since that determines which parts of the brain are hit and whether the critical centers are affected. There are just so many variables involved beyond just how fast the surgery happened...

So, honestly, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Jules's injuries are significantly less severe than Schumacher's... and I'm hoping the hospital releases some more concrete info soon...

The guy slammed into a construction vehicle. Just look at what's left of the car.

Schumacher fell while skiing with his family.

Head injuries are a nightmare. You can fall off a bike and die, or smash a motorcycle into a semi and walk away. I personally know people who've done both.

The brain is way too complex to say for sure which impact is fatal.

But one thing's for sure: when there's brain swelling, any delay in surgery is bad news for the patient.

Besides, I'm being an optimist because my first thought was that this was a repeat of de Villota's accident.

If you don't know the details of de Villota's crash, just Google it.

Bottom line? Bianchi got off much, much easier.

Terry Carter2 said:It's wild that he just punctured the rear right tire on an excavator!
Total disaster overall!

Honestly, it’s not nearly as bad as I thought before seeing the photo.

Bianchi basically just scraped against the excavator

Unlike Villota, who slammed straight into a truck

The difference is massive—Villota's car stopped dead, sending all that impact energy right into his helmet after it clipped the truck's ramp

Bianchi’s helmet just grazed the excavator—way less energy transferred into his head

You can tell just by looking at the helmet itself

While Villota’s helmet was crushed—along with everything underneath it

Seeing this pic actually gives me a bit of optimism regarding my predictions.

Before I saw the shot, I was certain the crash was fatal.

This is in the same realm as Schumacher's injury—with one huge distinction: Bianchi got surgery immediately. Unlike Schumacher, who waited too long—which is exactly why he’s still sleeping and will be until the end.

Alright. It’s not actually that bad. This photo is looking pretty optimistic—helmet looks more or less fine. Just lucky he didn't go out like Maria de Villota

darkmarlin16 said:Latest updates say Bianchi
is stable—the hematoma
in his head is shrinking, and he's
breathing on his own now.

That's decent news, I guess.

Basically means he's doing better than Schumacher did.

We won't know just how much "better" we're talking about for maybe ten days or so.

Still, there's always that chance things go south overnight—the first night is always the big one. But hey, since he's an active athlete, his odds are probably higher.

Raymond Anderson4 said:There’s a tweet floating around on Autosport saying Jules's father mentioned he underwent surgery—apparently things are looking pretty grim.

They opened his skull up to relieve the pressure.

That’s exactly what they should've done for Schumacher right away, instead of waiting until the next day.

Come on. At least they did something immediately—at least they opened his head up right then and there.

steelmaker83 said:Senna died on the track—of course nobody cares how they transport him...

Actually, he didn't. He died in a helicopter.

I mean, honestly—it feels like what happened to Senna was way less severe. His head hit some suspension components. Meanwhile, Bianchi basically slammed into a 3-ton tractor

I swear to God, he was going way slower than that.

Tyler Ross56 said:Someone asked a question about helicopters over on Sky—now I’m wondering if it was Herbert or Brundle who started it.
So there’s all this talk about head injuries and how helicopters might be risky because of pressure changes—which is why they opted for a car instead—even though everyone knows the chopper was right there and ready to go.
Looks like things are going south fast—pretty nasty situation.

Senna got sent out by chopper. But yeah—the explanation actually holds water.

Ryan Hayes82 said:where the hell was the damn helicopter when it actually mattered!? those few minutes are everything

The chopper was right there

but apparently there are two different stories on why they didn't fly

1) weather kept it grounded

2) the doctors decided against it

And hey—neither of those is officially confirmed yet

Edward Howard2 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGoih5_kT8Y

Sutili and Bianchi are already totaled right next to that crane—meanwhile, the marshal on the tower sitting right by the wreck just stares at the whole mess and waves a green flag 🤦

All the corner marshals are just volunteers working for free

Because apparently that’s just "the spirit of racing." Total idiocy.

You get what you pay for, I guess. Honestly, if I were working for peanuts, I’d be waving the wrong flag too

Wait, where's the airbox? Shouldn't the guy in the orange pants be standing right behind it?

Check out this absolute mess next to the steering wheel. Apparently, they ripped this thing out along with the whole column—normally you'd just pull the wheel itself. But if they’re tearing out parts like this just to get the wheel loose, it basically means the cockpit is a complete disaster zone.

graniteharbor502 said:Yeah, I get that—but at least that right side gives you some kind of hope

The Crane was on the left. And if we're being real here, the right mirror is tilted right, which means the car slid under the Crane with the full width of the cockpit. You can see it in that massive scratch on the top of the nose—it's already halfway over to the right side, right where the red paint ends and the white starts.

Bianchi’s head was basically stuck somewhere in the middle of that carnage. Literally caught between a hammer and an anvil.

Also, don't forget Villota—she slammed into a semi at 45km/h.

You're hitting that turn in the rain at about 145km/h, you've got maybe ten meters to slow down, let's say Bianchi hit at 90km/h.

Guy got run over by a crane. Look at how his nose is absolutely wrecked from above

This is just like what happened to De Villota