Officer Darren Wilson Suffered “Orbital Blowout Fracture to Eye Socket” During Mike Brown Attack

Gateway Pundit ^ | 19 Aug 2014 | Jim Hoft

[mandaladon]

The Gateway Pundit can now confirm from two local St. Louis sources that police Officer Darren Wilson suffered facial fractures during his confrontation with deceased 18 year-old Michael Brown. Officer Wilson clearly feared for his life during the incident that led to the shooting death of Brown. This was after Michael Brown and his accomplice Dorian Johnson robbed a local Ferguson convenience store.

Local St. Louis sources said Wilson suffered an “orbital blowout fracture to the eye socket.” This comes from a source within the District Attorney’s office and confirmed by the St. Louis County Police.

[detective]

Thanks for the info on Cbolt.

Uncle Chip pushed the idea of the evil racist police and the innocent unarmed black victim. He did it over and over. He was dishonest and insulting about it. He would not listen to reason.

That seems like a troll to me. If you knew him personally or were his friend you might have more insight.

[felixandbowinkle]

don’t know...I think now from all reports that the officer acted rightly. I just know when things get tough..barricaded suspect, etc..cops call in back up. Obviously it is easy for me to think that, I was not there and the officer probably had no idea that this nutcase bully would actually ask to be shot!

[smokingfrog]

What causes a blowout fracture?

Blowout fractures result from trauma to the orbital bones. When an object hits the orbital bones (usually the eye brow and upper cheek bone) the force is transmitted to the bones. If the force is great enough, the bones buckle and break.

What are common causes of blowout fractures?

Any large object with force or speed can cause a blowout fracture. Typical causes include motor vehicle accidents, balls used in sports, fists, and elbows.

What are the symptoms of an orbital blowout fracture?

The most common symptoms are bruising, tenderness and swelling around the eye; redness of the eye; double vision, ordiplopia (seeing two images at the same time); numbness of the cheek, nose or teeth; nose bleeds (epistaxis).

Symptoms that typically indicate a more serious injury are pain on eye movement, double vision, air under the skin around the eye, and numbness of the cheek/mouth/nose on the side of the injury. Severe trauma may cause facial bone fractures, injury to the eye itself, and injuries to the skull/brain.

[machogirl]

Sad. News used to sell newspapers.

[Cen-Tejas]

Thanks for your comment.

I think the guy on TV who I was commenting on was trying to draw a distinction between rural America where in places there are zero murders vs our cities, some of which are just off the charts.

For example, most don’t know that BIG Cities are not the most dangerous. That honor goes to smaller cities like Flint, Michigan (pop. 106k). Their murder rate in 2012 was 62 which would place that city as the second most dangerous country in the world, if it were a country. Honduras is # 1 with a 90.4 rate.

I think you are correct that the U.S. is likely below the “average” worldwide taking the country as a whole. The county in Texas I operate in has not had a murder this century vs Flints total of approximately 800 for the same time period.

So, the representation that the US is below the average world wide, though correct, is misleading to someone who might think that means there “as safe” in one place in the US as they are in another place.

I mean your 800 times more likely to get killed in Flint than where I live. That’s REAL and very significant to an outsider.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing though your point is well taken and is correct, as far as it goes.

[FreedomStar3028]

Well there it is. Cop was defending himself, kid went for his gun and got what was coming to him.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

That has to be about the best account I’ve read of this entire mess. Excellent writing. On your one short comment alone you should be nominated for the Pulitzer Prize of Armchair Reporting. Absolutely no one has given a better, more accurate account.

[exDemMom]

No, it was the recoil from the gun that whacked him in the left eye. Oh wait, he’s right-handed. Never mind.
/s (just in case)

But maybe he is left-eyed, so holds the gun in front of the left eye so the recoil *can* hit him there.

(I do hold the gun a bit off-center, for that reason.)

Seriously, when I first heard about this case, I withheld judgment, figuring that the whole story was NOT out yet. There is an interest on the part of those who put out such stories to cause civil unrest. I wonder if those purveyors of discord ever really think about what the long term goal of such tactics is (hint, it cannot result in a utopian society).

[ilgipper]

You assume the police had all the facts at their fingertips. They did not.

I can't see how a bloodied cop's face wasn't known within minutes. I understand many facts were not known on the first day, but this is not one of them. A policeman being attacked potentially would have been one of the first facts reported on a call about the situation, and if not it would have been immediately clear the moment others arrived on the scene. He clearly needed immediate medical care.

I understand there is no rational thought behind the rioters and looters, but to the community as a whole and the nation, this information should have been out within 24 hours as a key piece of information. As I mentioned, I have solidly conservative friends who 4 days ago were convinced this was a cop gone bad shooting an unarmed kid. There are millions who still have no idea the police was assaulted by the guy. The narrative is hard to change.

[DBrow]

You are spot-on correct. I bring up the fact that we are 110th from the top merely to counter the propaganda “factoid” that the USA is in the top 4 countries for murder rate. It simply is not true.

If we dropped Flint, Detroit, Chicago and any other hot spot there may be, we probably would be tenth from the bottom, though I did not do the math, hence “probably”.

Outside the known trouble areas Americans are pretty safe. Wasn’t it Marion Berry, Mayor of DC, who said DC is a safe city if you discount all the murders? LOL

BTW the link I sent has some interesting charts on gun ownership vs murder rate.

Thank you for the thoughtful reply, Cen-Tejas!

[tob2]

And they would have us all believe that, not!

[Cen-Tejas]

..........in all candor, I was challenged by your comment to go back and check the statistics on the county I “operate” in which is Burnet. The county I “live” in is Travis, but by only 68 feet and I go there (into Austin) as little as possible (about once per month, maybe).

Anyway, on city.data, there is a chart for the various major crime categories that goes all the way back to 2000 by year. There are nothing but zeros in every year for murders all the way back to 2,000. I figured there might be 2 or 3 but I KNEW not very many.

So, “freeping” DOES educate hunh?!

Hard to imagine WHY ANY sane person would live in Flint. Hard to get your mind around zero where dead I live and 800 dead bodies in Flint! And, then everybody just goes on about their business! Amazing!

[Hulka]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKUOB8MN4Kc

;-)

[KeyLargo]

A blowout fracture is a fracture of one or more of the bones surrounding the eye and is commonly referred to as an orbital floor fracture. (AAPOS)

[KeyLargo]

FRACTURE, ORBIT

An orbital fracture refers to breakage of any of seven facial bones in the eye socket (orbit), a cup-shaped arrangement of bones surrounding the eye, which normally protect the eye from injury. The six orbital bones include the superior orbital ridge and upper medial orbital ridge of the frontal bone (superior orbital rim), the lateral orbital rim of the cheekbone (zygoma), the inferior and lower medial rims of the orbit’s floor (maxilla), the lacrimal bone between the orbit and nose, the ethmoid bone (lamina papyracea) that forms the orbit’s medial wall and part of its posterior wall, and the sphenoid bone of the orbit’s posterior wall. The entire outer rim of bone is fairly thick compared to the bony floor (maxilla) of the eye socket and the ethmoid bone, which are paper-thin and delicate.

Orbital fractures are caused by blunt trauma and may result from motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, industrial accidents, falls, dog bites, assault with a blunt object, and explosions.

Fractures in the orbital area are of several types.

A blow-out fracture is an indirect fracture of the inferior or medial walls of the orbit occurring after a blow to the eye increases pressure within the orbit, literally blowing out, or fracturing, the weak floor of the orbit and roof of the maxilla sinus. This is the most common type of orbital fracture and may occur without other facial injury. Some blow-out fractures can entrap extraocular muscles, causing problems with eye movement or double vision (diplopia).

Trapdoor fractures occur in children and small-boned individuals whose bones are more flexible. In a trapdoor fracture, broken bones below the eye swing down at the instant of injury and then immediately swing back up, entrapping extraocular muscles that allow eye movement. The most frequently entrapped muscles are the inferior rectus (ocular depression) and the inferior oblique (ocular elevation). Fractures of this type can result in diplopia and, in acute cases, nausea and vomiting.

High-impact head injuries that cause multiple facial fractures with brain or spinal injury will often involve fracture of the frontal bone (superior orbital rim). High-impact injuries to the cheekbones (zygoma) can result in fracture of multiple orbital bones (tripod fracture, zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures) and may involve optic nerve entrapment or injury. Injury to the eye itself is the most serious consequence of orbital fractures.

Incidence and Prevalence: About 2.5 million eye injuries, including orbital fractures, occur each year as the result of trauma (Harvard Medical School). Eye and orbital area injuries occur most frequently between ages 10 and 40 and in individuals older than age 70 (Widell).

Orbital fracture is always the result of blunt trauma, placing males at greater risk because of their increased incidence of trauma (Widell); the risk among males is four times greater than among females (Harvard Medical School). Approximately 21.6% of injured riders of vehicles that provide no external protection (e.g., motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles) incur traumatic facial injury; similarly, 21% of sports injuries result in facial injury, primarily among individuals age 17 and younger (McKay). Among domestic violence victims, 81% suffer facial injuries, of which 30% are facial bone fractures (McKay).

The goal of fracture repair is to prevent loss of vision, persistent diplopia, and malpositioning of the globe by removal of all displaced tissue from the fracture site and restoration of the architecture of the orbit. Examination by endoscope (endonasal endoscope), a lighted telescopic device that can visualize the orbit’s interior, helps surgeons determine the most appropriate surgical approach. The traditional surgical procedure is open reduction of the fracture using a transcutaneous or transconjunctival approach. Endoscopic surgical repair is a new surgical method (Mohadjer) and is usually performed under general anesthesia.

Not all fractures will require surgical repair; this is determined by the presence of enophthalmos, persistence of diplopia, or relative size and severity of the fracture. Surgical repair is the recommended treatment for orbital fractures involving extraocular muscle or nerve entrapment and in most cases of facial disfigurement. Trapdoor fracture may require surgery, based on the CT scan and the presence of diplopia. Repair of other orbital fractures frequently occurs within 3 to 14 days after trauma. Surgical repair may involve insertion of metal, synthetic, or bony implants to replace bone and restore stability, and it may use small metal plates, screws, or wires to stabilize bone fragments. Steroid drugs are sometimes prescribed to reduce swelling prior to surgery.

If the eye itself has been injured, it may require separate specific treatment. The physician may prescribe antibiotics for related sinus infections or to prevent sinus infections from spreading into the orbit. The physician may advise the individual to elevate the head when lying down for several weeks after surgery.

http://www.mdguidelines.com/fracture-orbit

[KeyLargo]

Many are claiming that the officer executed the poor baby, because autopsy found two bullet holes in his head.

However, experts explain that Brown was crouched low in a head down position in his running attack on the officer just as is seen when a tackle rushes another.

Considering that the officer was mostly likely blinded in one eye, his shooting was still effective in stopping Brown from knocking him down and using his Wilson's own gun to execute Wilson.

[GilGil]

I think this was the exact right way to go. Whoever was managing this for the police perhaps took a measured gamble knowing the media was going to over react and the race baiters were going to be there regardless. The media and their minions shot their wad for all to see and now when the facts are solidly in the police are deconstructing everything that has been said. I for one commend the police for making sure they had the facts absolutely straight. If their facts had been shaky they would have been torn to pieces. Even if the officers face had been bloodied in this explosive environment I can see the upper management dispatching reliable lieutenants to go and make absolutely sure what the facts were. that would be looking at the medical reports and talking to doctors and witnesses and that simply takes time.

Right now it looks like the police has the upper hand solidly and that is because they did their homework. As far as your friends thinking the officers was rogue that was what they were supposed to think according to the media story line. Now that the facts are solid, everyone is thinking they were wrong to think that. The officer was a total pro. As I said the police handled thismasterfully.

[dfwgator]

Of course now they’ll whine that they took so long to come out with the truth just to make them look bad.

[GilGil]

It does not matter. This is not a Trayvon/Zimmerman situation where the facts are sketchy. There are lots of witnesses( I read over a dozen) and solid facts.

The police hold all the cards. As far as why this took so long, it really did not. All their response had to be was that they did a thorough investigation so as to be sure what happened. It makes the officer look like a total pro and the police department rock solid. It makes the media look dishonest and criminal, the rioters look like criminal losers, and Brown like a piece of human waste. That is what the left cannot stand and everyone sees it.

And against this backdrop, Obama is so incompetent that Romney says that Obama is worse than he even imagined as a journalist is being beheaded in Iraq. This Ferguson deal is another disaster for Obama and reflects badly on him. He thought he was going to come in and profit from Brown’s death but it is the opposite. Obama looks like a criminal loser.

[TigersEye]

Remember, they already know which of the rounds were fatal,...

OK, which ones? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th?

Get the angle of entry, and it'll point to where the weapon was fired from...

Only if you know exactly how his body was positioned at the precise moment of entry. Was he facing east, west, north or south? Was he standing straight up, slouching, bending over, prone? Was his arm extended, up, down, out to the side, forward? ... in order to know where the bullet came from you have to have exact body/body part position or the angle of entry only tells you the angle of entry.

You keep saying that cones were used to mark the casings. What is your source for that?

You really are a hoot!