Juan Manuel Correa ha sido inducido a un "estado de inconsciencia"

El piloto ecuatoriano fue trasladado desde Lieja (Bélgica) a un hospital en Londres (Reino Unido), donde permanece en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI).

La salud de Juan Manuel Correa no mejora. La familia del piloto informó este viernes 6 de septiembre de 2019, que en Londres se le detectó un síndrome respiratorio, común en “accidentes de alto impacto”.

Sin embargo, el corredor del Sauber Team Junior que se accidentó el sábado 31 de agosto de 2019, ha desarrollado una “insuficiencia respiratoria aguda”, según informaron sus padres.

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September 6 Statement from Juan Carlos and Maria Correa regarding the condition of their son Juan Manuel Correa: First of all, on behalf of our son we wish to thank everyone within and outside the motorsports community for the wonderful and caring get well wishes that we have received, as well as messages for a speedy recovery. We are confident that Juan Manuel will review them all himself once he is back in charge of his social media accounts. Honoring our son’s straight-to-the-point and honesty that characterizes him, we wish to update you on the status of his injuries and physical condition. As time has progressed, new complications have surfaced as a consequence of the massive impact he suffered Saturday in Belgium. On his arrival to London, Juan Manuel was diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. This is an injury considered common in high impact accidents such as this one. Unfortunately, this injury resulted in Juan Manuel falling into Acute Respiratory Failure. Juan Manuel is currently in an Intensive Care Unit that specializes in respiratory injuries. At this point of time he is an in induced state of unconsciousness and under ECMO support. Juan Manuel is in critical but stable condition. We are confident that our son will surprise us like he always does with his tremendous fighting will and strength and will recover completely. At this time, we kindly request that our privacy and space be respected. As a family, we need to pull together and be 100% there for Juan Manuel. Maria and I wish to take this opportunity to give our condolences to the Hubert family for their loss. Our hearts are broken, and we can only imagine the pain this loss has brought them.

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Debido a este inconveniente, los especialistas del hospital en Londres han decidido inducirlo a “un estado de inconsciencia” con apoyo de respiración artificial. El comunicado oficial indica que Correa se encuentra en “estado crítico pero estable”.

El piloto protagonizó un accidente en la curva de Eau Rouge en el circuito de Spa-Francorchamps, en el que perdió la vida el piloto francés Anthoine Hubert.

La familia ha pedido privacidad y la Federación Internacional de Automovilismo (FIA) señaló que la información oficial sobre el estado de salud del corredor se la manejará a través de las cuentas oficiales de redes sociales de la Fórmula 2.

Juan Manuel Correa’s family wish to thank everyone for their amazing support

He remains in ICU under observation

All information and updates will from now on come through F2 >> https://t.co/t5QMPf27hi pic.twitter.com/GRcGNXSoSB
— Formula 2 (@FIA_F2) September 6, 2019

Juan Manuel Correa ya fue operado de sus piernas en Bélgica y los médicos lograron reconstruirlas, según los reportes oficiales. El piloto tenía destruido tibia, peroné, talones y pies.

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