austraveller2009-03-19 15:14:21

An ambulance sent to the ski hill where British actress Natasha Richardson suffered a fatal fall on Monday was turned away, a paramedic said. Richardson, who suffered a head injury while taking a beginners ski course in Canada, died at age 45 on Wednesday. Yves Coderre, director of operations at the emergency services company which sent the medics to the Mont Tremblant resort, told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper on Wednesday that ski patrollers requested an ambulance after Richardson fell. Paramedics responded, but when they arrived they were told they were not needed, said Coderre, whose company, Ambulances Radisson, serves Mont Tremblant. "They never saw the patient," Coderre told the Globe and Mail. "So they turned around." Messages left by The AP with Coderre at Ambulances Radisson and Mont Tremblant ski resort were not immediately returned. It wasn't immediately clear who sent the ambulance away or why, but a resort spokeswoman said on Tuesday that Richardson initially said that she was fine. Richardson died on Wednesday at a New York hospital. A statement from the family did not give details of the precise cause of death. Coderre said victims of head trauma often believe they are fine, a mistake that can cost them their lives. "When you have a head trauma you can bleed. It can deteriorate in a few hours or a few days," he said. "People don't realise it can be very serious. We warn them they can die and sometimes they start to laugh. They don't take it seriously." Coderre said another ambulance was called later to Richardson's five-star hotel near the base of Mont Tremblant. By that point, she was conscious but "wasn't in good shape" and was rushed to hospital. She was eventually moved to a Montreal hospital before being transferred to New York. The resort issued a statement on Tuesday that said that Richardson didn't appear hurt and was walking around shortly after the incident. "She did not show any visible sign of injury but the ski patrol followed strict procedures and brought her back to the bottom of the slope and insisted she should see a doctor," said a statement from the resort, which is about 125km northwest of Montreal. The ski resort said the instructor and a ski patrol accompanied the actress to her hotel, where they again recommended she should be seen by a doctor.
austraveller2009-03-19 15:15:54
最近那么多的美女不幸离我们而去真令人伤心
闷得心慌2009-03-20 00:15:26
我不觉得她美