Staab--induced coma. New news?

[nephron]

Anybody heard anything recently? I apologize if a thread on this has been started elsewhere. Around the 7th, Destry said on his website that Tim had what the brain docs call a "bolt"--intracranial pressure monitor--, & was in a pentobarb coma.

Anyone know Tim personally, or know how he is?

He & Johnny Campbell were racing in the BITD series on the new Honda 450 4 stroke. My prayers are with him. This is terrible.:(

 

[MikeT]

I don't now him, but what happened?

 

[VintageDirt]

Recent Cycle News Update...http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=2775

 

[KWJams]

Thanks Wes,

It's a bad deal, hope and pray that he gets well soon.

 

[KTMster]

Tim Staab medical update 2001-12-08

Motorsport.com -- Off-road Honda rider, Tim Staab remains in an induced coma at University Medical Center in Las Vegas following his accident at the Las Vegas 200 in Jean, Nevada. On Saturday, December 1, Staab hit a loose rock leading to a serious head injury to the veteran racer.

Staab and partner, Johnny Campbell won both of the longest races in 2000 -- the Nevada 2000 and the Baja 2000. In 2001, they repeated their accomplishment at the Baja 1000. They won their class championships in Best in the Desert and SCORE International last year.

This year, the final BITD event showed the two of them trailing Jonah Street and Steve Helgeveld for the BITD Open Pro Motorcycle class championship. Staab and Campbell knew they had to finish in the top five and beat Street and Helgeveld by two positions.

At the time of the accident, shortly after taking over the Honda from teammate, Campbell, Staab was sitting second overall and second in class. When the accident happened, the first person on the scene was fellow rider David Fry (at the time third overall) and fourth overall Doug Chiapuzio arrived shortly after Fry. Within a few mintues, the BITD Medical Coordinator, Owen Palmer Jr. (OJ) arrived and immediately called for the airlift and the BITD Medical Director, Dr. Frederick Lippmann. Within minutes, Staab was airlifted to University Medical Center.

The swelling in Staab's head has stabilized; however, he remains in a medically induced coma under further observations. He is still listed in critical condition but stable at this time. No further word has been received on the bleeding that was previously reported.

 

[Danman]

That's horrible. I hate to read stuff about people being hurt. I hope that he will be better soon with a 100% recovery. I had not heard about the crash.

 

[KWJams]

Good News

Recieved this response from BITD:

Hi Ken: Thank you so much for requesting an update on Tim Staab's medical condition. He is in the Trauma Center at UMC Hospital in Las Vegas. He is in a medically induced coma to help speed up his recovery. We just had good news today and Tim was listed as "out of danger" but still critical. They expect him keep him in a coma for approximately 2-3 weeks. Thanks for checking on Tim. If you are interested in sending a card to his parents their address is: Larry & Billie Staab, 5232 Cassandra Lane, San Diego, CA 92109. Thanks, Diane

 

[IDkTm]

Thanks for the update KW. My prayers are with Tim.

 

[dell30rb]

ouch...I sure hope he gets better