Is Elissa Meredith lifeless?

Elissa Meredith, an apprentice jockey, was related in a slide at Gunnedah yesterday [update @ 6:40 am]: Elissa is affected by two contusions.

Elissa Meredith expended the night at Newcastle’s John Hunter Healthcare facility proper after changing into knocked unconscious in a racing incident in NSW’s northeast.

Meredith has been transferred to the extraordinary therapy gadget, the place she is being intently seen.

On Monday night, assessments revealed two contusions on her mind however dominated out every other important accidents, these as fractures.

Is Elissa Meredith ineffective?

She will not be lifeless. She is however being intubated and is in an induced coma.

Elissa Meredith, an apprentice jockey, continues to be in an induced coma with two thoughts contusions however has been cleared of edema and bleeding subsequent a horrific tumble at Gunnedah races on Monday.

Meredith’s incident got here simply 24 hours proper after another trainee jockey, Leah Kilner, was injured in a slide at Grafton.

Phillip O’Brien, Racing NSW’s security and welfare officer issued an replace on Kilner’s accidents late on Monday, confirming she had sustained fractured ribs and a damaged clavicle however no spinal accidents.