Broken neck and back riding a bicycle (roadie/amateur racer) into two SUVs that were crashing in front of me. I took a 30mph hit directly to my head with nearly the entire force of my body into my forehead. As a reference, at sea level, a person diving from a ten story building would have a similar velocity hitting the ground head first. I was told I only survived because I was initially unconscious for 3 hours as the damage to C1 and the base of my skull would have been fatal if I had moved substantially before the swelling had time to build pressure.
I was in ICU for two weeks with 3 days on critical round the clock watch. I don’t care to talk about it because 10 years later I’m still disabled, but thanks for the shit comment
Broken neck and back riding a bicycle (roadie/amateur racer) into two SUVs that were crashing in front of me. I took a 30mph hit directly to my head with nearly the entire force of my body into my forehead. As a reference, at sea level, a person diving from a ten story building would have a similar velocity hitting the ground head first. I was told I only survived because I was initially unconscious for 3 hours as the damage to C1 and the base of my skull would have been fatal if I had moved substantially before the swelling had time to build pressure.
Wow, it’s fortunate there wasn’t a bystander that tried to move you while you were out. I hope you’re doing ok now.
Not that’s really close.
I was in ICU for two weeks with 3 days on critical round the clock watch. I don’t care to talk about it because 10 years later I’m still disabled, but thanks for the shit comment
Shit, meant to say ‘Now that’s close’. Stupid typo.
“Jesus, it’s a good thing you weren’t on the sidewalk or this would have been way more dangerous!” -cyclists for some reason