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billl7
Mar 19, 2011, 9:01 PM
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milesenoell wrote: I'm also a little confused by the quoted bit: "no evidence of head trauma or suffering. the official cause of death is a broken pelvis." Frankly I'd think massive head trauma would be indicative of minimal suffering, not the other way around.I'd expect dying of a broken pelvis to involve a significant degree of suffering.
I wondered about that. Louis's partner mentioned he heard nothing from Louis after the fall despite calling for him.
I mentioned the fatality and the nature of the injuries to someone who works hospice and is familiar with complications from falls.
Without batting an eye, she said "I bet I know the cause." She went on to say the pelvis is a major bone with a lot of blood flow. A broken pelvis would bleed a lot. With bleeding comes clots. A clot to the lungs can impair breathing or to the brain can cause a serious stroke ... relatively fast-acting complications.
Just a guess. There may be folks here who are more knowledgable about the matter.
Bill L
Edit: And there was mention of an upcoming autopsy report - perhaps later there will be something concrete about this.
(This post was edited by billl7 on Mar 19, 2011, 9:02 PM)
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