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Fox news reporting he's out of the hospital...
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Yup, just saw it on WSJOriginally posted by Darren M View Post
Michael Schumacher Is Out of Coma
Formula One Race Car Champion Left Grenoble Hospital to Continue Rehabilitation
PARIS—Former Formula One racing champion Michael Schumacher is out of a coma and has left the Grenoble hospital "to continue his long phase of rehabilitation" where he had been treated since suffering life-threatening head trauma after a skiing accident in December, his spokeswoman said Monday.
"For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye," Mr. Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm said in a news release. She didn't offer further information on the status of Mr. Schumacher's health.
The announcement ends months of speculation as to whether the seven-time Formula One championship winner would emerge from his coma.
Mr. Schumacher, 45, was skiing off-piste near the luxury resort of Méribel on Dec. 29 when he fell and slammed his head on a rock. He was airlifted to a hospital in the nearby town of Moutiers before being transferred to a larger hospital in Grenoble as the extent of his injuries became clear.
Doctors there operated on Mr. Schumacher twice to remove a hematoma on his brain and prevent swelling.
Since then, Mr. Schumacher was kept in an induced coma for weeks, before being gradually woken up.
Ms. Kehm thanked the staff of the Grenoble hospital as well as the first responders at the scene of the accident. "The family also wishes to thank all the people who have sent Michael all the many good wishes," said Ms. Kehm. "We are sure it helped him."
Mr. Schumacher, the eldest son of a working-class family from outside Cologne, Germany, broke every major record in the sport of Formula One. Between his debut in 1991 and his retirement in 2012, he won seven world titles, including five straight from 2000 to 2004. He won 91 races in all, 40 more than anyone else in the history of the sport.Comment
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From a former F1 doctor.
Author's background:
Involved in motorsports medicine since 1990. Sid Watkin’s assistant from 1997-2004. Formula 1 Medical Delegate from 2005 to 2007, then Medical Rescue Coordinator for the Championship from 2008 until 2012. Anesthesiologist and Emergency Physician at the University Hospital of Liège, Belgium.
Good news?
June 16, 2014 / Gary Hartstein
As my mom always said, “You make your bed, you gotta sleep in it”. So even though I was sure I’d written my last post having anything to do directly with the Michael Schumacher tragedy, I just want to answer the hundreds of questions I’ve already gotten as to the import of todays statement.
1) It is obviously good news that Michael has left the hospital. Because of the length of time since Michael’s injury, and of the specific role of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in supporting and monitoring the function of the body’s major systems, it’s almost certain that Michael has not simply been discharged from the ICU to a rehab, without having “transitioned” by a stay on the regular wards. I have never seen a head injury patient with a 5 month ICU admission be transferred directly to a rehab facility . . . but anything’s possible.
Remember that there are lots of rehab facilities that can handle ventilated patients, so this transfer also says nothing about whether or not Michael is breathing spontaneously.
2) The moment Sabine announced that Michael had moments of eye opening, we knew he was no longer in a coma. BY DEFINITION. Coma = no consciousness, no eye opening. Open your eyes but unconscious, it’s a vegetative state. Add fluctuating signs of interaction with the environment, it’s a minimally conscious state.
So what does that mean? Sabine is a professional. At the beginning of April, she told us Michael had moments of awakening AND of consciousness. Once again, by saying this, she told us in almost clinically perfect language that Michael was no longer in a coma. She used two terms that only specialists actually distinguish; for laymen being awake and being conscious are the same thing. This language, then, clearly was used based on discussions with Michael’s care team, and reflected a highly accurate description of his minimally conscious state.
Now, we’re told, with what appears to be a bit of a triumphal air, that Michael is no longer in a coma. As stated above, THIS IS NOT NEWS. I cannot help but think that this is a highly cynical use of language, using the truth to convey an impression that is almost certainly false. I cannot but think that if Michael had emerged AT ALL from the minimally conscious state that Sabine so accurately described in April, we’d be told that Michael is leaving for rehab, that he is having problems expressing himself and will work hard to get better. Or that he’s having to learn to walk,read, write, etc all over again. But no, we’re told what we already know, and pretty much told to not ever expect further updates. Kinda like what I was thinking.
This all leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. And a huge space of sadness for Michael’s family, and for you, his fans.Comment
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yea i think i heard that rumor and that reasoning 2 days ago so i didn't get excited. sounds like he is a vegetative state. hope that isnt correct.www.hppmotorsports.com
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I was just thinking about this the other day.
I was never a big fan of his, but his track record speaks for itself.Comment
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