Thu Jun 20 07:38:07 SAST 2013
Thu Jun 20 07:38:07 SAST 2013

Back-from-the-dead driver walks out of hospital

May 10, 2012 | Sapa-dpa | 6 comments

An Australian car crash victim pronounced dead by an ambulance crew a month ago was well enough to walk out of a Melbourne hospital.

Picture taken from www.couriermail.com.au
Picture taken from www.theaustralian.com.au

 We know that it is a miracle that Daniel can walk, read, speak some recognizable words, write logical messages and recognize his visitors 

Daniel Huf, 30, was cut out of his mangled Porsche, his apparently lifeless body wrapped in plastic and laid out by the side of the road for 90 minutes before the coroner's van arrived.

A pulse was detected, and an ambulance was called back to the crash scene to pick him up.

Chris MacIsaac, the deputy director of The Royal Melbourne Hospital's intensive care unit, said Huf had made remarkable progress since being brought in April 1.

"Watching a patient progress from life support to discharge is very rewarding," MacIssac said.

Huf would have to undergo further surgeries on his mouth and face and would have to consult a specialist to help improve his swallowing, food intake and speech, the hospital said.

"We know that it is a miracle that Daniel can walk, read, speak some recognizable words, write logical messages and recognize his visitors," his father, Colin Huf, said. "He is able to perform some basic life skills of helping to shower and dress himself."

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Thu Jun 20 07:38:07 SAST 2013 ::
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May 10, 2012

mmatokollo

its a miracle indeed
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May 10, 2012

sabza007

God is great,he can do what is impossible from a man's eyes.
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May 10, 2012

Papage

Speed kills broer, dont mix boss with motor vehicle, hope you learnt
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May 10, 2012

NewKidOnTheBlock

lucky bugger!!!
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May 11, 2012

Madlazabanye

It waz not his day I guess. I waz involved in an accident doing 210km/h and I came out of de car with minor hand injuries. Car kills not speed and it also depends ukuthi is it your day or not. A friend of mine died in an accident and waz doing 100km/h.

What do u call dat (amaloyo nah_)
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May 11, 2012

zino

yoh the guy escaped icu,i lost lot of ppl in that life support machines
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