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![]() Sheil said she didn't know if a transplant will be considered. She was transferred Thursday to the Cleveland Clinic, which two months ago performed the first face transplant in the U.S.Įileen Sheil, spokeswoman for the Cleveland facility, said Nash is being seen by a head and neck surgeon and likely will be treated through a team approach involving many specialists. Medics rushed Nash to Stamford Hospital, where four teams of surgeons operated for more than seven hours to stabilize the 55-year-old Stamford resident. Fatally shot by a police officer, he retreated to Herold's home and died. He had seen the chimp around town and knew how big he was. No one talked, but Ackley couldn't help wondering as he worked if Travis would return. She was able to respond to requests to move her foot. ![]() It was very difficult to determine where everything was because of the blood." ![]() She did have injuries to her mouth that caused quite a bit of bleeding. "She just had disfiguring injuries," he said. Nash's eyes were injured, but Ackley would not say how extensively. Her head injuries "involved her entire face and scalp," Ackley said. "She had some crushing injuries to her hands and some tearing injuries to her hands." "I would liken it to a machine-type accident," Ackley said. Nash's hands were horribly disfigured, but still attached to her wrists. "One, two three." The medics rolled Nash onto a stretcher and strapped her in. Groves confirmed she was alive by checking her breathing. Police formed a perimeter around them with their guns drawn in case the chimp came back.īlood was everywhere. "What he did was essentially what they do in the jungle."Īckley, a captain with Stamford's emergency medical services, and medic Matt Groves were among the first to tend to Nash. "This was a beast taken out of his element and put into our world," Ackley said. Nash's attacker, a 14-year-old, 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis, had already been shot by police but was still roaming nearby, temporarily out of sight.
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