FED:Meldrum fighting for life: surgeon

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2011
FED:Meldrum fighting for life: surgeon

Doctors are waiting for the results of a brain scan on MOLLY MELDRUM before deciding
whether he'll need more surgery.

The music industry icon was critically injured when he fell about three metres down
stairs around the spa at his Richmond home while putting up decorations for a Christmas
party on Sunday.

The 65-year-old cracked the back of his head which led to bleeding and swelling on
his brain, and also broke several ribs and punctured a lung.

The Alfred's director of neurosurgery JEFFREY ROSENFELD says while MELDRUM has been
in a stable condition overnight, he remains in a life-threatening situation.

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KEYWORD: MELDRUM (MELBOURNE)

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