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Old 05-19-2015, 10:59 AM
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Wow, his injuries are much worse then suspected based on yesterdays information. Kudos to the emergency response team and best wishes on his recovery.

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/11...rious-injuries
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Wow. Been a while since we've seen an issue like this. These cars even have anti-intrusion bars on the wishbones. Really hard hit.
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In the impact, which flattened the right side of the chassis, one of the suspension wishbones penetrated the Dallara safety cell, and subsequently caused the majority of the physical damage Hinchcliffe received. RACER has confirmed through multiple sources that Hinchcliffe had the steel wishbone enter and exit his right leg, then enter his upper left thigh, and continue into his pelvic region before it came to a stop.

The suspension component pinned the 28-year-old in the car, leading the safety team to cut the wishbone from the chassis to allow Hinchcliffe's extraction.

With the multiple intrusions, Hinchcliffe experienced massive blood loss at the crash site, and despite the gravity of the soft tissue injuries to his lower extremities, stopping the bleeding became an immediate priority for the medical staff to address once he was pulled from the chassis.
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Old 05-19-2015, 03:06 PM
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Yikes is right. Kudos to the EMS crew and the Drs who saved him. That was a nasty hit. 125G impact. I think that was more than Ralf Schumacher's hit at Indy in his F1 car.
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great to see that the emergency response infrastructure works....
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125g's with the SAFER barrier "give"....
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I does not look like it went in "nose first" but rather "entire right side at once". Wow
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Prayers for the mayor of Hinchtown. He's a hell of an individual. Good things, my friend.
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this is from sports center, shows the in car POV

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