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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Supposedly the guy was talking at the park before they took him away in the ambulance. I wonder what happened? Maybe a brain bleed. A head first fall is never good. They won't change the height of the railings, so the key is not to lean to far over...you CAN fall to your death.
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As someone who has worked in trauma units for over 10 years, this is my exact guess. Not uncommon for the medical record to note that patient was alert (+/- oriented) at the scene only to be in coma in the unit. EDH/SDH/ICH that just grew and created significant pressure would not be unusual.
So very sad. I am a huge Rangers fan, have sat in that seating area many times, and am now introducing the sport to my children- just like Mr. Stone was. The family requested (through Nolan Ryan who called them the day after) for the media to stop playing the video clip. I hope that the media will stop playing it out of respect, and wish it could be removed from youtube. We are talking about a 6 year old who will never see his dad again, and does not need the permanent image playing over and over.
As for the railings, they exceed the height that is considered standard by OSHA and have already been raised several times since the park opened. WHile this is an absolute tragedy, I don't know that any facility could be made completely accident proof, and don't think that raising them again is the right answer.
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