Autopsy Results Of Richardson Death

NEW YORK (AP) - Doctors say actress Natasha Richardson could
have been saved if medical treatment had come more quickly after
her skiing accident.
An autopsy says she died from bleeding in her skull caused by
the fall she took on a ski slope and the medical examiner ruled her
death an accident.
At first, Richardson appeared fine and nearly four hours elapsed
between her lethal fall and her admission to a hospital.
The New York City medical examiner's office says the
Tony-winning actress suffered from an epidural hematoma, which
causes bleeding between the skull and the brain's covering.
Patients with such an injury often feel fine immediately after
being hurt because symptoms from the bleeding may take time to
emerge. But doctors say it's a treatable condition, if the patient
gets proper and immediate medical attention.

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