BBC presenter Richard Hammond injured whilst filming Top Gear

[A.J.Sawyer]

Well, I don't think hes gonna be presenting EVER again Sorry

[Eden]

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]A.J.Sawyer

Well, I don't think hes gonna be presenting EVER again Sorry

why not? Although he suffered a bad head injury theres every chance he will make a full recovery.

[[R-DEV]UK_Force]

The Hamster is a top geezer - I hope he makes a full recovery, my thoughts are with his family, but at least he was fulfilling his passion, and going for a record - top bloke, hope he is back on top gear sometime soon

[A.J.Sawyer]

Eden, he has brain damage, not just a head wound.

[Eden]

Its to early to tell how the brain damage will affect him, as I said he could make a full recovery the brain is very good at bypassing any damage it has and even fixing the damage.

[Mouse]

I sent email to topgear to show my respects he is a great guy i think one of his best bits (if anyone watches TG here) whewn he had the van challenge and he had his little thing. he thought he would win the race as bassically everypone did and the weelbass is tiny on his van and its top every terrible for of transport bassically lol. he reaches the first cornor in wot is a speed kwik for a van "he goes maybe a little bit of scandenavian flik " or summit LMAO and the van smashes into the ground on its side and flips and every thing im was creasing! grewat moment ROFL hope he turns out good

[A.J.Sawyer]

Yeah, he's just so full of life, its makes me so sad that this has happened

Yeah, that van flip was great.

[[R-CON]MrD]

Originally Posted by Eden

Its to early to tell how the brain damage will affect him, as I said he could make a full recovery the brain is very good at bypassing any damage it has and even fixing the damage.

Wrong, brain injuries are major, worse than mere broken legs or arms

the brain can rewire enough to make life worth living, but you are NEVER the same again after a severe traumatic brain injury. 85% of sufferers never return to work. Most people don't seem to understand what is involved with a brain injury, especially severe types. Our NHS doesn't seem to be keyed up on it from my experiences, most of the kids I see riding or skating without a helmet don't understand.

He is lucky he is on an insurance plan with the BBC that should see him covered for the rest of his life if he doesn't have to work. I assume all safety issues were covered as far as humanly possible.

From Headway :

The Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury on Brain Function

Damage to the nerve fibres deep in the central part of the brain, which is normally keeps a person awake and alert, results in the most obvious of symptoms - coma. This link between damage to particular parts of the brain and a corresponding lack of brain function means, for example, that damage to the side of the head (parietal lobes) results in weakness in the limbs on the opposite side of the body. Injury to the left side of the brain or the brain stem itself tends to cause speech and language impairment. Coma, loss of power in the arms and legs, and speech impairment are the most visible signs of brain injury. However, traumatic brain injury causes numerous 'hidden disabilities' in that it results in changes to personality, thinking and memory. For example, damage to the brain behind the forehead (frontal lobes) results in behavioural problems, such as loss of insight and self-restraint.

personality changes : http://www.headway.org.uk/default.asp?step=4&pid=63

memory changes : http://www.headway.org.uk/default.asp?step=4&pid=52

[Animalmother]

Originally Posted by Mouse

I sent email to topgear to show my respects he is a great guy i think one of his best bits (if anyone watches TG here) whewn he had the van challenge and he had his little thing. he thought he would win the race as bassically everypone did and the weelbass is tiny on his van and its top every terrible for of transport bassically lol. he reaches the first cornor in wot is a speed kwik for a van "he goes maybe a little bit of scandenavian flik " or summit LMAO and the van smashes into the ground on its side and flips and every thing im was creasing! grewat moment ROFL hope he turns out good

LOL, probably my favorite episode. Another funny part was when Clarkson reached the finish line, but flipped turning into the dock.

[JellyBelly]

Apparently he was awake last night, at which point Jeremy Clarkson called him a crap driver. Hammond laughed, which bodes well for his sence of humour.