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March 26, 2009 COULD actress Natasha Richardson's tragic death have been prevented if her skiing accident had occurred in America rather than Canada? Canadian health care de-emphasizes widespread dissemination of technology like CT scanners and quick access to specialists like neurosurgeons. While all the facts of Richardson's medical care haven't been released, enough is known to pose questions with profound implications. Richardson died of an epidural hematoma -- a bleeding artery between the skull and brain that compresses and ultimately causes fatal brain damage via pressure buildup. With prompt diagnosis by CT scan, and surgery to drain the blood, most...

Did the fact that Canada has a socialist, government-run healthcare system --similar to the kind that President Obama wants to ram down the throats of Americans-- kill acclaimed actress Natasha Richardson?

Did the fact that Canada has a socialist, government-run healthcare system --similar to the kind that President Obama wants to ram down the throats of Americans-- kill acclaimed actress Natasha Richardson? The short answer is yes, it may very well have done so. Regarding the case of the actress who fell on a ski slope at Mont Tremblant resort in Quebec, AP reports: As a steady stream of celebrities pay their last respects to Natasha Richardson, questions are arising over whether a medical helicopter might have been able to save the ailing actress. The province of Quebec lacks a medical...

Tony-winning actress Natasha Richardson was killed by a blunt trauma to the head and her death was ruled an accident, the city Medical Examiner reported Thursday. Richardson sustained an epidermal hematoma - a blood clot that forms upon impact and starts growing between the brain and the skull - after wiping out Monday on the bunny slope while skiing at a Canadian resort. "This is a very treatable condition if you're aware of what the problem is and the patient is quickly transferred to a hospital," Dr. Keith Siller of New York University Langone Medical Center said. "But there is...

Family: Natasha Richardson Has Died Actress, Wife Of Liam Neeson Seriously Hurt In Skiing Accident NEW YORK (CBS) ― A spokesman for the family of Natasha Richardson says she has died, CBS station WCBS-TV in New York reports. "Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."

Actress Natasha Richardson has died Husband Liam Neeson, sons ‘shocked and devastated’ by loss BREAKING NEWS MONTREAL - A spokesman for the family of Natasha Richardson says the actress has died. Richardson, a gifted and precocious heiress to acting royalty whose career highlights included the film “Patty Hearst” and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of “Cabaret,” died after suffering an apparent head injury from a skiing accident. She was 45. Alan Nierob of Rogers & Cowan said in a statement Wednesday night: “Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death...

Am listening now. RIP.

UPDATE 2:00 PM ET -- The hospital tells TMZ Richardson is sedated and suffering from brain swelling -- but is not brain dead. UPDATE: 1:37 PM ET -- We're told Richardson's jet was scheduled to take off from Montreal-Trudeau Airport. A rep for the airport said the jet is either still there or has just taken off. We're told Natasha Richardson has been transported from the hospital in Canada via ambulance. CTV says she boarded a private jet -- we do not know where the jet has gone, but we believe it's New York City. Richardson was accompanied by a...

Natasha Richardson is in critical condition at a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident. The British actress, a member of the Redgrave acting dynasty and the wife of Liam Neeson, reportedly suffered head trauma, although the extent of the damage is unknown. Richardson, 45, was transferred to Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal at about 5 p.m. after initially being taken to entre Hospitalier Laurentien, which is close to the tony Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, per People. The accident was first reported by the news site IrishCentral.com. Neeson and Richardson, who have been married since...

Her condition was described as "a leakage of blood between the brain and skull." Inside sources told TMZ that Natasha was "unconscious," her pupils "non-reactive," her skin was "pale" and she was suffering from "major head trauma." The family has gathered around Natasha, but has not spoked directly to the public yet. Most sources say it is just a matter of time before they must face the heartwrenching decision to take Natasha off of life support. A family friend told People:

Miss Richardson, part of the Redgrave acting dynasty, fell on a beginners' slope in Canada on Monday afternoon. The actress, who was not wearing a helmet, initially appeared to be unhurt, but an hour after the fall she was taken to a local hospital after complaining of feeling unwell. She was later transferred to intensive care at a hospital 75 miles away in Montreal. Miss Richardson was later flown via private jet to a specialist medical facility in New York at the request of her family, a spokesman for the Sacre-Coeur hospital in Montreal said. She was accompanied by her...

Natasha Richardson died Tuesday, a day after suffering a head injury in a Canadian skiing accident, a source close to her family told OK!. She was 45. The magazine said on its Web site that Richardson's loved ones decided to take her off life support Tuesday after she was declared brain dead. "The family is devastated," the source told OK! The British-born actress was the daughter of stage and film great Vanessa Redgrave and the late director-producer Tony Richardson. She also was the sister of actress Joely Richardson and the wife of Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson, her co-star in...

Actor Liam Neeson has left the Toronto set of Atom Egoyan's sexual thriller "Chloe" and rushed to Montreal to be with his injured wife, Natasha Richardson. According to Associated Press, Richardson has suffered a traumatic head injury in a skiing accident. “Liam Neeson left the Toronto set immediately to fly to Montreal upon news of his wife’s accident,” the rep said in a statement to CTV. The actress was brought to two hospitals on Monday u Sacre-Coeur de Montreal. IrishCentral.com an-– Center Hospitalier Laurentien, near a ski area, and then to Hopital dd People.com first reported news of the Irish...

CRITICALLY INJURED IN SKIING ACCIDENT ### Actress Natasha Richardson is brain dead - after falling in a ski accident in Canada - and is now on sad journey home to New York, friends told The Post today. Richardson, who was being treated at a Montreal hospital, is being transported to New York this afternoon so her mom Vanessa Redgrave, two children and other loved ones can say goodbye before she's taken off life-support, friends said.

Actress Natasha Richardson, 45, has been reported as 'brain dead' after spending the past 24 hours in a critical condition. Although many reports have not yet confirmed, Time Out New York is reporting that close friends and family have been informed of the sad news. Natasha, wife of fellow actor, Liam Neeson was involved in the accident whilst on a holiday break in the Quebec resort of Mount Tremblant. Natasha and Liam have been married for 15 years, and have two sons aged 13 and 11 that survive her as well as her sister Joely Richardson and mother Vanessa Redgrave.

Sources close to Tony-award winning actress Natasha Richardson tell FOXNews.com that the 45-year-old actress is brain dead, and being transported back to New York City before she is to be taken off life support. Richardson's condition deteriorated following a skiing accident on a beginner's trail at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, Canada. Richardson, who is married to actor Liam Neeson, had been reported in serious condition with a head injury by multiple outlets.