Brenton Primmer
Encyclopedia
Brenton Primmer is an Australian thoroughbred
racehorse jockey
.
He is the son
of Mark and Rose Primmer. Mark is a racehorse trainer.
injuries and neck
fractures. After the fall Primmer was not breathing and was revived on the track before being taken to South West Healthcare and then flown to The Alfred Hospital
, Melbourne
in an induced coma
. Brain
scans taken in the hospital
revealed that things were not looking very good. A decision was made to turn off his life support
. Amazingly, he continued to breathe on his own since then, and started to show signs of recovery. He half opened his left eye and clenched his fist. He was in intensive care at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, for several weeks before been transferred to the Epworth Rehabilitation Centre. Brenton has been gaining more movement and has been able to feed himself. On 14 November 2006, Brenton said his first words since the fall. He spoke to his father Mark over the phone. He said This came just after Mark had trained Makiato to a win at Hamilton. Mark said that Brenton had helped him choose the horse.
On September 12, 2008 Brenton celebrated his 19th birthday. With the help of professional coaching, Primmer has learnt to speak and now helps his dad train a small string of horses at Wangoom, near Warrnambool.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
.
He is the son
Son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female analogue is a daughter.-Social issues regarding sons:In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters,...
of Mark and Rose Primmer. Mark is a racehorse trainer.
Fall
On 19 September 2006, Primmer was involved in a race fall at Warrnambool. Primmer fell from galloper Hyped when rounding the home turn at Warrnambool and suffered headHead
In anatomy, the head of an animal is the rostral part that usually comprises the brain, eyes, ears, nose and mouth . Some very simple animals may not have a head, but many bilaterally symmetric forms do....
injuries and neck
Neck
The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective signifying "of the neck" is cervical .-Boner anatomy: The cervical spine:The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven boney...
fractures. After the fall Primmer was not breathing and was revived on the track before being taken to South West Healthcare and then flown to The Alfred Hospital
The Alfred Hospital
The Alfred, also known as Alfred Hospital or The Alfred Hospital, is a major hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the second oldest hospital in Victoria, and the oldest Melbourne hospital still operating on its original site...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in an induced coma
Induced coma
A barbiturate-induced coma, or barb coma, is a temporary coma brought on by a controlled dose of a barbiturate drug, usually pentobarbital or thiopental...
. Brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
scans taken in the hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
revealed that things were not looking very good. A decision was made to turn off his life support
Life support
Life support, in medicine is a broad term that applies to any therapy used to sustain a patient's life while they are critically ill or injured. There are many therapies and techniques that may be used by clinicians to achieve the goal of sustaining life...
. Amazingly, he continued to breathe on his own since then, and started to show signs of recovery. He half opened his left eye and clenched his fist. He was in intensive care at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, for several weeks before been transferred to the Epworth Rehabilitation Centre. Brenton has been gaining more movement and has been able to feed himself. On 14 November 2006, Brenton said his first words since the fall. He spoke to his father Mark over the phone. He said This came just after Mark had trained Makiato to a win at Hamilton. Mark said that Brenton had helped him choose the horse.
On September 12, 2008 Brenton celebrated his 19th birthday. With the help of professional coaching, Primmer has learnt to speak and now helps his dad train a small string of horses at Wangoom, near Warrnambool.