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    Looks (as a worst-case scenario) like he could've suffered from this:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilar_skull_fracture

    Near-vertical hit, perhaps driving the helmet and skull down into spinal cord:
    [WARNING: 5 case studies w visual content...]
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688187/

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    Quote Originally Posted by DIYSwede View Post
    Looks (as a worst-case scenario) like he could've suffered from [any number of skull fractures]
    My first thought, as well. That would've been an incredible amount of force — to have lived through.



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