ESTEVE RABAT REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS AND IS RECOVERING WELL
The Repsol KTM Team rider spent the night under sedation
and woke up this morning at 9:30 am. The CAT carried out last
night, at 11:00 pm, gave normal results again
Repsol KTM Team rider Esteve Rabat regained consciousness
this morning at the Catalunya General Hospital and is recovering
well from his fall yesterday on the Catalunya Circuit. Rabat,
who lost consciousness on arrival at the Catalunya General
Hospital and remained sedated throughout the night, has responded
positively this morning, at 9:30 am, to the progressive reduction
of sedatives and the stimulation given by the medical services
so that he could regain consciousness.
Last night, at 11:00 pm, the medical team at the Catalunya
General Hospital Intensive Care Unit attending him, led by
Doctor Cristina Fortiá, carried out a further CAT,
with negative results again, meaning he has no cerebral injuries.
After the good news given yesterday at midnight, they decided
to keep the patient sedated for the rest of the night. On
a side note, when he woke up this morning, Esteve Rabat insisted
on returning to the Catalunya Circuit to continue with the
training sessions and run tomorrow's race. The Repsol KTM
Team rider will remain in hospital at least for another 48
hours, in order to undergo further medical tests next Monday.
According to a statement by Dr Carles Ferrer, on-call Intensivist
at the Catalunya General Hospital Intensive Care Unit, and
daytime Head of Staff, “at 12:00 o'clock today Saturday,
seventh of June, it was determined that the patient Esteve
Rabat is recovering favourably, and was disconnected from
the mechanical ventilation and tubing without problem. A normal
level of consciousness has been observed (GCS 15), with no
neurological focality. He is still under observation and treatment
in our unit, awaiting confirmation of a positive clinical
recovery over the next few hours. His prognosis is currently
guarded. If positive recovery is confirmed, he can be taken
to the general ward, awaiting further diagnosis starting next
9th June".
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