Home ATV Florida Forum ATV Florida Where to Ride? ATV Florida Links Advertise


Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Moments away from donating his organs, dead ATV rider decides he ain't ready..  (Read 4294 times)
JackL
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: Davie

Posts: 2822


A enemy generally says and believes what he wishes


View Profile WWW

Ignore
« on: November 21, 2007, 07:19:51 AM »

...to quit just yet.
What a nice Thanksgiving day these folks will have!




For more than six hours Monday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol classified Zack Dunlap of Frederick as the state's 610th motor vehicle accident-related fatality of the year.

But the patrol removed Dunlap from the list the same day after learning the man showed signs of life shortly before his organs were to be harvested for transplant at a Texas hospital.

An organ transplant organization official calls such a scenario highly unusual. Dunlap's family credits his return to the power of prayer.

The events seem extreme — and something Dunlap might enjoy.

According to his Web page on MySpace, Dunlap appears to be a thrill seeker. He likes speed and isn't afraid to jump his four-wheeler off the sand dunes of western Oklahoma.

But last weekend, those thrills seemingly met an abrupt end after a four-wheeler accident Saturday evening left him with serious head and trunk injuries, the patrol said.

Dunlap was hurt about 7:30 p.m. while riding his four-wheeler on a county road less than a mile west of Davidson with a friend.

Troopers said Dunlap's four-wheeler hit the rear of Colton Gains' four-wheeler. The collision caused Dunlap's vehicle to spin 180 degrees and he was thrown off, according to the patrol's report.

Dunlap, 21, was flown to United Regional Healthcare System in Wichita Falls, where he was put on life support.

Doctors pronounced him dead at 11:10 a.m. Monday, said trooper Betsy Randolph, a patrol spokeswoman.

However, "He's alive,” said Randolph, after speaking with officials at United Regional late Monday.

As a worker removed tubes from Dunlap's body in preparation for doctors to harvest his organs, Dunlap reached out and touched a nurse's arm, Randolph said.


Prayer credited in events
His family issued a written statement Tuesday saying, "We know that everyone wants information about Zack's condition and injury. He is currently in critical condition in the ICU. The events which occurred on Monday following his accident can only be described as a miracle. The power of prayer is amazing, please don't stop.”
Dunlap remained in critical condition and on life support Tuesday, surrounded by family and friends as he continues to recover from serious head and internal injuries, said Kim Maddin, director of community relations for the hospital.

Dunlap's parents, Pam and Doug Dunlap, asked for privacy as "we give all our attention to our son.”

Dunlap's MySpace page on the Internet is filled with pictures of him on his four-wheeler. Some show him jumping off sand dunes. On the page, he describes himself as somebody who likes to have a good time.

On the section of the page titled "About Me,” Dunlap wrote, "Here's to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer-and another one!”

Specifics about Dunlap's case were not released Tuesday.

Phil Van Stavern a spokesman for LifeShare of Oklahoma, which handles all organ donations and transplants for the Sooner State, said he couldn't speak about Dunlap's case because he didn't know the details.

But he did say the likelihood that someone who has been confirmed to be brain dead could "wake up” is "almost impossible.”

http://newsok.com/article/3171399/1195644314


--

Family calls mistaken death of son 'a miracle'


By Associated Press
11/21/2007  3:54 AM


OKLAHOMA CITY -- What may have been a mistake at a Texas hospital is being called a miracle by the parents of a Frederick man who was critically injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident.

For more than six hours on Monday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol classified Zack Dunlap as the state's 610th motor vehicle fatality of the year.

Troopers removed Dunlap's name from the list the same day after learning he showed signs of life shortly before his organs were to be harvested for transplant.

Dunlap was hurt about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday while riding his four-wheeler on a Tillman County road less than a mile west of Davidson with a friend. His vehicle hit the rear of Colton Gains' four-wheeler, causing Dunlap's ATV to spin 180 degrees and throwing him off, according to the patrol's report.

Dunlap, 21, was flown to United Regional Healthcare System in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he was placed on life support.

Doctors pronounced him dead at 11:10 a.m. Monday, said trooper Betsy Randolph, a patrol spokeswoman.

However, "He's alive," Randolph said after speaking with hospital officials late Monday.

As a worker was removing tubes from Dunlap's body in preparation for medical personnel to remove his organs, Dunlap reached out and touched a nurse's arm, Randolph said.

His family issued a written statement on Tuesday after the media learned of what happened.

"We know that everyone wants information about Zack's condition and injury. He is currently in critical condition in the ICU. The events which occurred on Monday following his accident can only be described as a miracle. The power of prayer is amazing, please don't stop." Dunlap remained in critical condition and on life support Tuesday, surrounded by family and friends as he recovers from serious head and internal injuries, said Kim Maddin, director of community relations for the hospital.

Dunlap's parents, Pam and Doug Dunlap, asked for privacy as "we give all our attention to our son."

Dunlapµs MySpace page on the Internet is filled with pictures of him on his four-wheeler. Some show him jumping off sand dunes. On the page, he describes himself as somebody who likes to have a good time.

Phil Van Stavern, a spokesman for LifeShare of Oklahoma, which handles all organ donations and transplants for the state, said he couldn't speak about Dunlap's case because he didn't know the details.

He did say the likelihood that someone who has been confirmed to be brain dead could "wake up" is "almost impossible."

Ninety-nine percent of all deceased organ donors in the United States are people who were declared brain dead while on a ventilator, and 90 percent of all donors are brain-dead donors.

A person is considered brain dead when all electrical activity in the brain and all blood flow to the brain has ceased.

A person's organs are transplantable only in brain death cases because a heartbeat is necessary to keep the organs functioning properly. 

Tissue is the only thing that can be transplanted in cases of "donation-after-cardiac deaths," which means the person's heart has stopped, officials said.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071121_1__OKLAH53557
« Last Edit: November 21, 2007, 10:07:23 AM by JackL » Logged

The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can’t do.
sykolincoln
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: SOUTH GEORGIA BABY!!!

Posts: 663


save money on tires! ride a trike!


View Profile WWW

Ignore
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 08:45:03 AM »

thats awesome!!!! I hope he makes it!!! anyone find his myspace page?
Logged

3 wheelers are like parapalegic girls....you know you want to ride it!

www.3wheelerworldforums.com

www.sponsorhouse.com/Members/SOUTHGACUSTOMS
MOTOCROSS MAVERICK
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: LARGO, FL

Posts: 1075


RACE LIKE ITS GOING TO BE YOUR LAST RACE!


View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2007, 09:06:57 AM »

wow that is crazy! i imagine that freaked the nurse out having a dead guy reach over and grab you.  Shocked
Logged

greenmachine
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: West Central Florida

Posts: 1608



View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2007, 09:10:19 AM »

He wants to ride again. Hope he makes it back.
Logged
Da_Mtg_Man
extraordinaire
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: far far away

Posts: 7463


View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2007, 09:10:56 AM »

I'm pretty sure this is it.

http://www.myspace.com/zdd311
Logged

FLORIDA MUD RIDER
predatorracer8
Guest

« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2007, 09:18:51 AM »

wat is a trunk injury. this makes me think back a coule days ago at the 4-way stop of coronet and sheperd. a guy on a trx450 came haulin ace around the corner with know helmet he was going south on coronet, this is why this stuff happens. hope he gets better.
Logged
greenmachine
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: West Central Florida

Posts: 1608



View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2007, 09:55:56 AM »

not so funny thing is, in his site it says "heres to a quick death & an easy one".
I would have to guess he didnt have a helmet on from his pics.
I still hope he makes it back & hope he learns to wear a helmet if that was the case.
Logged
JackL
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: Davie

Posts: 2822


A enemy generally says and believes what he wishes


View Profile WWW

Ignore
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2007, 10:06:11 AM »

I agree it is awesome, I honestly thought I might have dreamed it when I thought I heard it on the news when I was waking up this morning, but was the brain wave detector machine broken or what? Crazy to think. I always been 100% pro organ donor!!



Logged

The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can’t do.
JackL
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: Davie

Posts: 2822


A enemy generally says and believes what he wishes


View Profile WWW

Ignore
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2007, 10:17:23 AM »

I'm pretty sure this is it.

http://www.myspace.com/zdd311


Thanks for finding this. Sounds like a good kid to me.

Logged

The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can’t do.
trx#9
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: NewMembers Girlfriend pleaser!

Posts: 3345


Manager at Seaman's Sausage House and Adult Movies


View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2007, 10:37:43 AM »

I'm going to put that hospital on my list (my not to go to list).
Logged

"A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY SPONSORS"
Big Knob racing!, NewMembers Mom!
 Sacks Gloryhole at the Little Bar!
Qawd32 Colon massage inc.!
Fuzzy Pickle race team!
Fox17
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: Brevard County

Posts: 3636


Go Gators!!


View Profile WWW

Ignore
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2007, 11:37:28 PM »

thats amazing.

i too want to know what a trunk injury is.  Huh
Logged
Da_Mtg_Man
extraordinaire
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: far far away

Posts: 7463


View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2007, 08:15:29 AM »

thats amazing.

i too want to know what a trunk injury is.  Huh

Your trunk is your torso.
Logged

FLORIDA MUD RIDER
eldiablo64
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: St pete,Pinellas

Posts: 822


Finally! ATVFlorida.com is here!


View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2007, 10:25:59 AM »

I hope he recovers enough to let the world know the accident was his fault or at least human error and not the atv's fault.
Logged

TAKE IT OUT AND PLAY WITH IT     AT THE  FLORIDAMOTOPLEX.com
AintSkeered
Contributing Member Plus
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: Sunrise, FL

Posts: 2090


View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2007, 01:06:28 PM »

"What may have been a mistake at a Texas hospital is being called a miracle by the parents of a Frederick man who was critically injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident". Duh! If an EEG was done, the neurologist and EEG tech should be fired/have licenses suspended/sued. If no EEG ordered, the admitting physician should be sued.
Logged

2015 Can-Am Outlander XT-P by Perry Performance Group
AmericanRobster
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Location: St. Petersburg

Posts: 780


2006 Arctic Cat 500 TRV 4X4


View Profile WWW

Ignore
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2007, 07:34:17 PM »

Amazing.
Logged

2006 Acrtic Cat TRV 500 4X4

1997 Chevy Silverado

2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Thunder Road
jrpro130
Supreme Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 1215



View Profile

Ignore
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2007, 10:41:18 PM »

"What may have been a mistake at a Texas hospital is being called a miracle by the parents of a Frederick man who was critically injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident". Duh! If an EEG was done, the neurologist and EEG tech should be fired/have licenses suspended/sued. If no EEG ordered, the admitting physician should be sued.

x2.

In the field it is 4 leads and cardiac arrest=dead

In the hospital it's 4 leads, and a doctor...big difference.  That doc SHOULD have done an EEG if traumatic brain injury was suspected.  Either way, something needs to happen.
« Last Edit: November 25, 2007, 11:06:41 PM by jrpro130 » Logged

08 Brute 750
Snorkel/Radiator Relocated, 29.5's, Muzzy, PCIII, UNI, and a few other custom mods
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Other Florida sites of interest: www.PinballShark.com

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!