An Hour to Save Your Life: BBC2 9pm

[Trevatanus]

garyhun said:

Eric Mc said:

I watched a couple of minutes of this but was enticed away by the Olympic cycling. The head injury to the girl in the London car crash looked truly awful. Was she OK in the end?

Yes. Amazing considering she had brain matter leakage!!!

I am stunned that, considering what they had to do to repair her skull and face, only a scar on her forehead was visible. Absolutely incredible work by the Maxo specialist.

[tobinen]

Yes, that was truly remarkable given the state of her skull.

[Mothersruin]

When the human race constantly surprises you as to how low it can stoop, it's people like this that give us a ray of hope.

[BristolRich]

Trevatanus said:

I am stunned that, considering what they had to do to repair her skull and face, only a scar on her forehead was visible. Absolutely incredible work by the Maxo specialist.

Absolutely this^... passionate about his job and a genuinely nice bloke!

The procedure whilst horrific was absolutely fascinating. They mentioned the repair to the lower rear portion of her right eye socket (with image) but made no reference as to how they got to what is effectively a blind access area?

Also whilst marvelling at the technology, its amazing how much low old tech is still in use...iodine baths for keeping remodelled portions of skull being one!

[anonymous-user]

BristolRich said:

Trevatanus said:

I am stunned that, considering what they had to do to repair her skull and face, only a scar on her forehead was visible. Absolutely incredible work by the Maxo specialist.

Absolutely this^... passionate about his job and a genuinely nice bloke!

The procedure whilst horrific was absolutely fascinating. They mentioned the repair to the lower rear portion of her right eye socket (with image) but made no reference as to how they got to what is effectively a blind access area?

Also whilst marvelling at the technology, its amazing how much low old tech is still in use...iodine baths for keeping remodelled portions of skull being one!

I admit that the new lower lining (?) for the eye socket flummoxed me too. All amazing stuff.

[Legacywr]

Didn't the guy doing the reconstruction, ask the other surgeon to drop her face so that he could do his work?

We see a lot on tv these days, but, I don't think we're quite ready for that!?

[anonymous-user]

Legacywr said:

Didn't the guy doing the reconstruction, ask the other surgeon to drop her face so that he could do his work?

We see a lot on tv these days, but, I don't think we're quite ready for that!?

Do you mean pull back the skin? If so then yes it was quite something else - I could not stop watching, the fascination and amazement overtook any queasiness I may have had

[Petrus1983]

Just found this on iPlayer - absolutely amazing stuff, can't believe how lucky we are in the UK we have such great specialists on stand by for when things go wrong, I'll definitely be remembering this programme when doing my tax return!

[Legacywr]

Tonight, 9pm!

[Legacywr]

The back brace op!

[Randy Winkman]

Petrus1983 said:

Just found this on iPlayer - absolutely amazing stuff, can't believe how lucky we are in the UK we have such great specialists on stand by for when things go wrong, I'll definitely be remembering this programme when doing my tax return!

Well said. And I'm especially lucky because 3 years ago I was on the receiving end of such help from police, ambulance, air ambulance and various clever staff at King's College Hospital. I was even filmed for 24 Hours in Emergency though my family declined to take part and I couldn't give permission since I was unconscious so it was stopped.

Doing fine now though.

[Quattromaster]

As somebody with an incomplete spinal cord injury it was tough to watch tonight, knowing the things the guy who fell from his horse was going through.

But yet again, it showed, in my eyes we have some of the best medical care in the world.

Bravo to all involved.

[MiniMan64]

What happened to the guy hit by the bus?

No mention of him at the end?

[Mr GrimNasty]

They said he was recuperating at home (presumably abroad), sounded like he was basically OK.

[Long Drax]

Mr GrimNasty said:

They said he was recuperating at home (presumably abroad), sounded like he was basically OK.

Maybe he was too embarrassed. Big red bus. Broad daylight. Didn't see it coming or was looking the wrong way. Ooof!