Seriously injured during the Malaysian Grand Prix, Swiss driver Noah Dettwiler is getting better and better. But the medical assessment transmitted by his team is very heavy.
First the most important: Noah Dettwiler is doing better, and his life is no longer in danger.
The Swiss driver was the victim of a terrible accident last weekend during the Malaysian Grand Prixamong Moto3. While driving slowly during the grid lap, Dettwiler was hit at full speed by José Antonio Rueda, who did not have time to avoid him.
The good news is that the Basel resident has come out of intensive care. Now able to communicate with his family and doctors, he was transferred on Friday to a private clinic in Kuala Lumpur, where he will continue his convalescence.
Now that its pilot is no longer in critical condition, the CIP Green Power team provides more details on the injuries of Dettwiler, who suffered “several cardiac arrests and was resuscitated” on the track.
A new fracture has been detected
Helicoptered to Kuala Lumpur hospital where doctors
“performed several emergency operations, including the removal of his spleen to stop severe bleeding and an initial operation on his leg, which had suffered a compound fracture. They also placed a catheter to monitor intracranial pressure. He also suffered severe lung contusions. »
While the Swiss do “remarkable progress” several days ago, doctors discovered a new fracture in the neck, revealed by additional examinations. The pilot will have to wear a neck brace for several weeks.
What’s next? A new leg operation is planned, but doctors do not yet know whether it will take place before or after Noah Dettwiler’s repatriation to Switzerland. The date of his return to the country is not yet known.
