Natasha Richardson Dies Of Epidural Hematoma

I fell head first down a flight of basement stairs and landed full body weight on the top of my head. Went immediately to hospital and was found to have two compression fractures in my spine, but no problem at all inside the skull. Many medical professionals commented how lucky I was. Sometimes I think that’s what it is anyway….just the luck of the draw. I feel very sorry for Natasha Richardson’s husband, sons and especially her mother.

Have to say I’m really shocked by her death from such a minor sounding accident. I’ve been skiing a few times (still pretty terrible at it) & never worn a helmet or any kind of headgear, never been told or advised to wear one, never seen any other people I’ve skied with wear anything on their heads. Plus the number of times I’ve landed on my head or knocked my face/head…makes me think how ridiculously lucky I am & how unfortunate this whole situation with Natasha Richardson is. Awful.

the problem with sever head injuries from the inside is that they don’t reveal themselves until it’s too late…as in the headache she felt hours after the fall..a it’s been said, no blow to the head should be taken lightly…poor sweet woman, she could not have ever been prepared to say goodbye so prematurely.

So incredibly sad,I hope that this in someway causes these resorts to make helmets mandatory no matter what your ability accidents still happen,RIP Natasha you will be missed by all.

Greg @ 03/19/2009 at 8:01 pm

So sad, she was one of the good people. Why can’t fate take a leach on society like Paris Hilton instead.
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SHAME ON YOU, FOR SAYING SUCH A MEAN THING!

Greg @ 03/19/2009 at 8:01 pm

Actually Greg I was thinking the same thing, but lacked the guts to say it. The good die young I guess and the others live to leech more.

Ughhh… this is soo sad. Random way to die which is scary.

Blunt impact?
could that mean she either hit her head on her skis or an ice patch when she fell??????

I adore her on The Parent Trap!
My thoughts and prayers are with Liam and sons and her family.
May Natasha R.I.P.
so sad.

to maria
Blunt impact?

could that mean she either hit her head on her skis or an ice patch when she fell??????
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Blunt trauma, medically speaking, is non-penetrating. However, it only means the trauma itself. but it doesn’ t mean does not mean that there are no internal injuries as a result. what caused her death was the epidural hematoma -a build up of blood just below the skull. that’s the problem. this can happen to cyclists, skiers etc; especially those who don’t wear helments.

they hit their head on something, shake themselves off and continue on. at first there doesn’t appear to be anything wrong, but internally the damage is down. the thing is that if medical help is gotten immediately there is a very good chance of the patient’s life being save. as long as the patient is conscious there’s a chance.. once the patient has lost consciousness then it becomes much more problematic.

Sad and mad here that a good one has passed away. Why? We cannot answer why this happens, death at ayoung age, to the good ones. This woman and her husband acted and stayed off the gossip and media pages. Helment or not, sometimes we must say it is simply our time togo. That is all and is unexplainable. Wear helments when sking….after you have a a bump to the head, seek emergency room help….are not the answers, but us, the public, reacting. If walking, jogging, wear helments. babies fall down walking all the time. Should they wear helments.
You do ont seek emergency help everytime you have a bump, bruise, or stomach ache, which can be a stomach ache or an abdominal aortic aneryseum which is instant death if it bursts.
Richardson was takinglessons and was onthebunny slopes. Verymild. Sad as it was, itwas a ragedy and hertime toleave. Not fasir. We cannot explain why or th4esense of this. Why her? Why innocent people we know.

Sad, Sad, Sad that the world had to lose such a talented/accomplished actress, a loving and devoted wife/mother, and an all around humble and beautiful woman inside and out- truly tragic. WHY? couldn’t we wake up one day and read about V. Beckhams’ demise- there is one vile, talentless, selfish, vulgar, non-entity that the world could certainly DO WITHOUT! Such a waste that we had to lose a woman such as Natasha Richardson and the vile VB is still among us… tragic, that’s all I have to say about it as well as life is certainly NOT FAIR!
Condolences….

God bless Liam Neeson and the two boys, also her mother Vanessa Redgrave. My prayers are with them.

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R.I.P Natasha
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