Motorcyclist with brain injury thanks paramedics who saved his lifeRSS Feed

A man who suffered a brain injury during a motorcycle accident has thanked the paramedics that saved his life.

On June 10th, 2008, Oliver Game was riding his motorbike when he was involved in a crash with a car in Colchester, the Daily Gazette reports.

Paramedic Tanya Sherman and emergency medical technician Dave Hammond attended the scene of the crash in an ambulance and took the 21-year-old to Colchester General Hospital.

Mr Game stayed at the hospital for four months and was then transferred to the neurological rehabilitation unit at Homerton Hospital in north London.

Speaking to the newspaper, his parents said: "Oliver does well, but a brain injury is a long-term disability.

"He was so pleased to see Tanya and David. Without their skills, there could have been a very different outcome."

Earlier this week, a radiologist spoke out against claims that the radiation from CT scans, which are used on patients with brain injuries, such as Mr Game, can cause cancer.

He said there is no scientific proof of these claims and that the scans are very useful in assessing damage and detecting disease.

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