old lady dies one day after fall
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Dec 22, 2010 - Straits Times
AN ELDERLY woman died on Monday, 16 hours after she fell while alighting from a private bus. The bus was dropping off Madam Tang Ah Yang, 68, near her home in Bedok, after a tour with a group of senior citizens to Jurong on Sunday evening.
It is not known whether there was a guide present to help her get off the bus.
She tripped and fell, hitting the back of her head against the pavement, but dismissed it as not serious, saying she did not need medical attention.
Mr Tan Swee Hee, her younger brother, said friends who were present observed that she had appeared completely fine after the fall.
However, they urged her to see a doctor since it was a head injury, and she was taken to Changi General Hospital by ambulance five minutes later. She died of head injuries at about noon the next day.
The mother of four, who was described as generous and easy-going, was generally healthy and frequently went for walks with her husband, Mr Tan said. 'There should have been a guide when there were so many senior citizens,' the 60-year-old added.
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A guide is to guide the tour -
if you need help to get on and off a bus - then 1) stay at home or 2) hired nurse.
Face the fact - people also can fail down walking on flat path.It is a accident, nothing can be help.
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if no on fell or died, no one would be questioning a tour guide's duty rite?
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The finger-pointing game starts......
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Dec 22, 2010 - Straits Times
AN ELDERLY woman died on Monday, 16 hours after she fell while alighting from a private bus. The bus was dropping off Madam Tang Ah Yang, 68, near her home in Bedok, after a tour with a group of senior citizens to Jurong on Sunday evening.
It is not known whether there was a guide present to help her get off the bus.
She tripped and fell, hitting the back of her head against the pavement, but dismissed it as not serious, saying she did not need medical attention.
Mr Tan Swee Hee, her younger brother, said friends who were present observed that she had appeared completely fine after the fall.
However, they urged her to see a doctor since it was a head injury, and she was taken to Changi General Hospital by ambulance five minutes later. She died of head injuries at about noon the next day.
The mother of four, who was described as generous and easy-going, was generally healthy and frequently went for walks with her husband, Mr Tan said. 'There should have been a guide when there were so many senior citizens,' the 60-year-old added.
RIP
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RIP.
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Learnt from this incident.
Whenever a elderly goes up or down the coach, there MUST have someone at the door way to lend a helping hand to ensure the safety of the elderly pple.
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tt day oso got old lady fell down stairs and die
shall we have someone at each staircase oso?
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I mean those coaches, I ever joined 1 day tour with elderly pple to johor.
And whenever the coach stop, the tour guide will be the first to go down, took out a wooden box and placed it in front of the door way to make a additional steps to the ground level.
Then stand at the door way, lending a hand to the elderly pple.
Hdb staircase, cannot lah, that is the family responsibilities.
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this kind of mundane news also need to post here meh ???
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ur own posts leh?
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actually her death could be a cause of intra cranial bleeding (internal bleeding inside the brain).
it may or may not be detected and the victim may lose consciousness, eventually die
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wear a helmet??
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helmets thats cool,light and comfortable even on hot days.......
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sell one for 10 bucks end i become millionaire in 1 month....as long as cool,lite n comfortable to protect wearer.
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WHY NOT WRAP ONESELF IN BUBBLE WRAP ???
even getting out of bed can be dangerous.............
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
actually her death could be a cause of intra cranial bleeding (internal bleeding inside the brain).
it may or may not be detected and the victim may lose consciousness, eventually die
That is the most scary part isnt it?Where pple fall and knock onto the head and say no pain.
So, meaning it will be hard to detect any sign at all?
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Originally posted by As romanista2001:
WHY NOT WRAP ONESELF IN BUBBLE WRAP ???
even getting out of bed can be dangerous.............
kind of sticky.....dunno how to make it feel cooln n ice between skin n plastic....
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or maybe someone killed granny inside hospital.many cases worldwide and in asia including spore.person go in smile n laff n make plans for dinner buffet before entering hospital in morning.by evening end up dead in a plastic bag mysteriously or naturally.its something fishy in hospital.....only gangsters can go into hospitals and come out alive it seems.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
That is the most scary part isnt it?Where pple fall and knock onto the head and say no pain.
So, meaning it will be hard to detect any sign at all?
Usually there are symptomsfor instance, a throbbing headache, dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech
alternatively, scan for blood clots, but the time taken to develop the bleeding may be too slow for it to detected..........therefore, take notice of the symptoms i mentioned especially after an elderly falls down.....we young people no issue with such falls one
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blood come out from nose.....
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Originally posted by FireIce:
blood come out from nose.....
That is something everybody dont like to see.Also blood come out from eye, ear and mouth.
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
actually her death could be a cause of intra cranial bleeding (internal bleeding inside the brain).
it may or may not be detected and the victim may lose consciousness, eventually die
i oso tink so... my mum told me of this incident where a guy got knocked down by a bus and left the incident unhurt.. able to walk with just a few scratches... but later died the next day.... there's internal bleeding....
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
i oso tink so... my mum told me of this incident where a guy got knocked down by a bus and left the incident unhurt.. able to walk with just a few scratches... but later died the next day.... there's internal bleeding....
One of my relative pass away like this.