Dr. Pascal Vranckx of Jessa Hospital in Hasselt said on Friday that many of those injured had been hit on the head by debris, and that three patients were in critical condition at the hospital, "fighting for their lives".
Professor Boss and other experts said that as long as the search for survivors continued, many people would hope for the miracle that their loved ones would be found, if not in the rubble, then walking around somewhere with amnesia after being struck on the head by debris.
I covered my head because debris was coming down.
One nurse was killed in the rescue attempt after she was hit on the head by debris, and 26 other rescuers were hospitalized because of various injuries.
Those killed included 163 who were in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, one person in the Athenian Building, one woman in a parking lot across the street, a man and woman in the Oklahoma Water Resources building, and a rescue worker struck on the head by debris.
So I rested my head on the debris.
Wilson, who competed in 16 grands prix, was struck on the head by flying debris from another car at the Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Hodges drove off with his friend still atop the car, the police said, and after about a mile, Mr. Marino fell off the car, striking his head on construction debris.
He continues, ramping up the melodrama: "These are not Hollywood sound effects, this is the music they play every night in London: the symphony of war!" He marvels: "London can take it … London raises her head, shakes the debris of the night from its hair, and takes stock of the damage done".
Intraoperative findings included a damaged liner insert, an intact femoral head, diffuse metallic debris, and excessive wear of the trunnion.
