Anne Heche in critical condition following fiery car crash, 5 August 2022

[whitelilac]

Just want to chime in again to say be careful on relying on Internet medical information. WebMD is regarded as notoriously bad in the medical community. In an effort to make it layman-friendly, they sometimes post things that aren't entirely accurate. I encourage my patients to never trust it without asking me or another doctor.

Patients are intubated when their airway is compromised. The cause of the compromise may be any number of things.

Thank you. Good to know.

 

[GatorFL]

Just want to chime in again to say be careful on relying on Internet medical information. WebMD is regarded as notoriously bad in the medical community. In an effort to make it layman-friendly, they sometimes post things that aren't entirely accurate. I encourage my patients to never trust it without asking me or another doctor.

Patients are intubated when their airway is compromised. The cause of the compromise may be any number of things.

Agreed. In a report I saw she was writhing in pain. Medically induced comas are common for severe burn victims and if I had to guess I would say that is why she's intubated at the moment. JMO

 

[bestill]

So,
The heated debate is starting
(apart from this thread)

Alec Baldwin is condemned for supporting 'amazing' Anne Heche

Celebrities like Alec Baldwin, Peter Facinelli, Rosanna Arquette and Anne Heche's ex James Tupper shared their well wishes for the 53-year-old actress following her crash on Friday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

From that link:

• She is now in 'stable' condition at a local hospital

 

[GatorFL]

Just want to add, no matter what they find in her blood regarding drugs or alcohol, I think she's in a lot of financial trouble because she caused the destruction and nobody else. If she's under the influence it will only hurt her case. JMO

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

Agreed. In a report I saw she was writhing in pain. Medically induced comas are common for severe burn victims and if I had to guess I would say that is why she's intubated at the moment. JMO

I agree that is most likely. Other causes for intubation in a case like this are severe chest injuries sustained during the crash (a common cause of intubation after a motor vehicle accident as you can injure your lungs -- most have heard the term "collapsed lung"), drug or alcohol intoxication that can compromise airway, and pain so severe requiring medication regimen that can compromise respiratory status.

 

[Anxala]

But it indicates a pattern of behaviour.

Talking about drinking alcohol as if drinking juice.

It indicates her state of mind, certainly. Which sounds troubled and issue-laden. I'm not going to judge her for that.

 

[doublestop]

I saw the Ring Camera of her speeding down the street - right before crashing into the house. Her car was going incredibly fast. She had absolutely NO business being behind the wheel of a car in her condition (whatever it was). No one should EVER be driving that fast through a residential neighborhood. She should have gotten out of the car after the first crash, and then the second one wouldn't have occurred. I suspect she was worried about getting cited after the first crash, which is why she sped off at that point.

I also echo another poster that people need to put themselves in the place of the homeowner. How would you feel if you were home minding your business, and some entitled celebrity <modsnip> crashed their car through your living room & almost through your entire house- resulting in your home being uninhabitable for who knows how long?! Terrible!!!

Would it be ok if it were a middle class person? A poor person? What on earth does her celebrity status have to do with her driving badly?

 

[bestill]

I agree that is most likely. Other causes for intubation in a case like this are severe chest injuries sustained during the crash (a common cause of intubation after a motor vehicle accident as you can injure your lungs -- most have heard the term "collapsed lung"), drug or alcohol intoxication that can compromise airway, and pain so severe requiring medication regimen that can compromise respiratory status.

The accident and her air bags. JMO

 

[Herat]

Would it be ok if it were a middle class person? A poor person? What on earth does her celebrity status have to do with her driving badly?

It's getting her some inexplicable sympathy from a couple of other celebrities.

 

[Warwick7]

Whoa...https://www.instagram.com/tv/CaCo-NKgdU8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

WHAT is she on??!!

 

[Stunned]

If I'm interpreting what you're saying correctly, it seems you're saying it could have been worse. If so, I agree with you wholeheartedly.

I'm just making the point that although no one was hurt, that's not really a reason to minimize what happened or normalize it. For one thing, it isn't always possible to make new memories. People die and if the things you have to remember them by are photographs and videos that are destroyed, that's a big deal. That may not have applied to this woman necessarily, but in general, I'm not a believer in things being just things because it's a bigger deal than that. JMO.

I also think that it's possible this woman has been traumatized and will have mental health issues of her own for the rest of her life due to this life-changing event. Again, I have sympathy for AH, but she very well might have destroyed another human being's life, even if she didn't kill her.

We were traumatized and I suffer from from PTSD. My children were too young. We are now coming up on the 30 year anniversary. I DID loose my videos, treasured photos, my home. It was a big deal. But we walked out of the wreckage and survived. This woman will too. And I know she has hills to climb. But hopefully she will have the support too climb them. Hopefully, so does Anne.

 

[Herat]

We were traumatized and I suffer from from PTSD. My children were too young. I am now coming up on the 30 year anniversary. I DID loose my videos, treasured photos, my home. It was a big deal. But we walked out of the wreckage and survived. The woman will too. And I know she has hills to climb. But hopefully she will have the support too climb them. Hopefully, so does Anne.

I feel more for the unfortunate innocent victim in all this who lost her home and possessions. I read her friends rushed over to help her get her pets out in time before the house burned.

Anne H. will, no doubt, be offered considerable rehab.

The woman who lost her home will need counseling and grief therapy, as well as assistance in living.

So utterly peculiar how the car ended up alongside the house, 90 degrees from the street.

 

[whitelilac]

I feel more for the unfortunate innocent victim in all this who lost her home and possessions. I read her friends rushed over to help her get her pets out in time before the house burned.

Anne H. will, no doubt, be offered considerable rehab.

The woman who lost her home will need counseling and grief therapy, as well as assistance in living.

So utterly peculiar how the car ended up alongside the house, 90 degrees from the street.

I believe the home location is at the end of the T intersection. ie, she raced down the street and smack into the property at the end of that street where it intersects perpendicularly.

 

[Anxala]

It's getting her some inexplicable sympathy from a couple of other celebrities.

'Celebrities'? Or just maybe her friends/work colleagues expressing their entirely reasonable shock and concern for her?

What about that as an alternative? That 'celebrities' might just be people too with exactly the same emotions as non-celebrities when something awful happens to someone they know/love.

 

[BeachSky]

Neighbor thought Anne Heche ‘was burned up and gone’ while trapped inside fiery car

“I was convinced she was burned up and gone,” David Manpearl, who lives nearby and was the first person on the scene.

nypost.com

The lady was renting the house.

The resident, 52, who Manpearl said was renting the home, was wandering in the wreckage and asked him for help getting her two dogs and tortoise out of the house, he said

 

[bestill]

WHAT is she on??!!

I am wondering that too.

 

[Sonny Crockett]

Would it be ok if it were a middle class person? A poor person? What on earth does her celebrity status have to do with her driving badly?

It would never be "OK" if anyone crashed into someone's else's house, causing a huge amount of property damage, etc.

However - the reason all of us who are upset about this are bringing up AH's celebrity status is because celebrities/wealthy people have historically gotten a pass and/or been treated leniently from LE/the authorities when they behave badly/commit crimes.

I don't feel the need to bring up examples, since everyone knows what I'm talking about.

 

[ktm44]

It would never be "OK" if anyone crashed into someone's else's house, causing a huge amount of property damage, etc.

However - the reason all of us who are upset about this are bringing up AH's celebrity status is because celebrities/wealthy people have historically gotten a pass and/or been treated leniently from LE/the authorities when they behave badly/commit crimes.

I don't feel the need to bring up examples, since everyone knows what I'm talking about.

The investigation is in the early stages and there is no indication that anyone will get a free pass, although I suspect that because of her celebrity status, some will believe that she did.

My friend and her son were killed by non celebrities in South Dakota over a month ago and while we've been told charges are pending, a month later, the investigation continues and charges have not been laid.

I'd far rather see LE conduct a thorough investigation that to see someone villified and convicted on the media, as the sudden blaring headlines about her intoxicaton seem to be doing. Certainly, the media and public sympathy can destroy her career but that's not justice nor does it help those who have been affected.

 

[tara83]

The investigation is in the early stages and there is no indication that anyone will get a free pass, although I suspect that because of her celebrity status, some will believe that she did.

My friend and her son were killed by non celebrities in South Dakota over a month ago and while we've been told charges are pending, a month later, the investigation continues and charges have not been laid.

I'd far rather see LE conduct a thorough investigation that to see someone villified and convicted on the media, as the sudden blaring headlines about her intoxicaton seem to be doing. Certainly, the media and public sympathy can destroy her career but that's not justice nor does it help those who have been affected.

We don't know she was drinking but clearly from witness and video she was speeding and could have killed a child or anyone else.

 

[Charlot123]

Would the general public be as supportive of an everyday citizen who was responsible for such destruction? Doubtful. She endangered people’s lives. She gets no passes from me, whether she’s had a troubled life or not.

I don’t know where her burns are; extensive burns cause keloids and are painful. I hope her face didn’t suffer.

It all depends on coverages and policy limits. Cars striking buildings is fairly common but this is extensive damage and may exceed policy limits. The homeowner's policy will kick in and I am sure everyone will sue Ann Heche if she's got some wealth.

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