JT McNamara in induced coma following fall at Cheltenham

[Dizzydancer]

Well that's some positive news. Fingers crossed its only broken vertebrae and that good news keeps coming for him.
also good news they are waking him up.

 

[gadetra]

Great that they are bringing him around. Hope the broken vertebrae are just orthapeadic and no nerve damage.

 

[B_2_B]

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cheltenham-jockey-comes-out-of-coma-29146893.html

JT is out of his coma and is doing really well, very positive news

 

[Dizzydancer]

That is good news- breathing independently is a great start.

 

[Alec Swan]

According to CH4, and this afternoon, JT remains in an induced coma.

Alec.

 

[MumtoHoward]

Good to hear positive noises, still in quite a bad way though unfortunately

Get well soon

 

[Dizzydancer]

Alec- it is quite a common occurrence for patients to fail to extubate or if he isn't to be extubated maybe he became distressed by the tube or his injuries depending on what they are and thus needed re sedating.
Hopefully he is awake now.
MumtoHoward- do you know more about his injuries then?

 

[gadetra]

Good news thank God. Hopefully a sign of progress from now on.
Is his breathing independently a good sign re: spinal damage? If he has control of his diaphram?

 

[Dizzydancer]

Yes gadetra if he is breathing independently it is unlikely he would have a completely severed cord at c3-4 although every case is different.

 

[Fools Motto]

HH latest news says he is fully alert but does need full ventilation to breathe, which, I don't think is good news re his spine. However, if anyone is going to get through this, then jockeys will.. tough bunch they are.

Still wishing him all the very best.

 

[mynutmeg]

Best wishes for him to make a speedy recovery.
Are C3 and C4 the ones you can break and get away with, in the top of your neck?

You can break any bone within the spine and not suffer any spinal cord damage however if you damage the spinal cord which is the nerves running through the bones then the higher the damage the worse the outcome because the higher you go the more things you can't control such as arms, breathing etc.

My thoughts go out to him and his family