BRIEFLY : SNOWBOARDER'S DEATH TIED TO MANY CAUSES.SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. - A coroner said Sunday that a teen-age snowboarder who spent six days in the snowy wilderness only to die while on a heart-lung machine heart-lung machine, device that maintains the circulation of the blood and the oxygen content of the body when connected with the arteriovenous system; it is also called the pump oxygenator. likely would have died anyway due to numerous medical complications. Jeff Thornton, 14, died Friday night at Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is a teaching hospital of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, United States. LLUMC is home to the Venom E.R, which specializes in snake bites. , a week after his rescue in the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. near Wrightwood. He survived six days of sub-freezing conditions after getting lost while snowboarding with his uncle. In a news release issued Sunday, the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office said the immediate cause of death was a ``cardiac perforation'' that occurred when hospital officials put Thornton on a heart-lung machine ``in a desperate attempt to sustain life.'' But main cause of death was the combination of several complications resulting from the exposure, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report. ``These complications included, gangrene gangrene, local death of body tissue. Dry gangrene, the most common form, follows a disturbance of the blood supply to the tissues, e.g., in diabetes, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, or destruction of tissue by injury. , sepsis and lung problems, all of which were readily apparent at autopsy.'' Loma Linda Loma Linda may refer to:
``We were using (the heart-lung machine as) a method of last resort because his condition was rapidly deteriorating. He was dying.'' - City News Service 3 dead, 8 in hospital after Palmdale crash PALMDALE - A three-car collision in Palmdale on Sunday night killed three people and injured eight others, including four children who were taken to the hospital in critical condition, officials said. The crash occurred about 8:10 p.m. on Sierra Highway, near Avenue H, said Los Angeles sheriff's Sgt. Greg McHenry. ``Rain may have been a factor,'' McHenry said, although the cause of the collision was still under investigation. The eight injured victims were taken to Antelope Valley Medical Center. Four of the victims, all adults, suffered minor injuries. None of the victims was immediately identified. - Daily News |
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