According to a statement provided by his family, American actor Bob Saget died of head trauma in January 2022. On February 9, the deceased’s family revealed the news in an official statement to media source The Hollywood Reporter, stressing that there was no alcohol or drugs involved in his death.
“Bob died as a result of head trauma, according to the authorities. They believe he accidently banged the back of his head on something, ignored it, and went to sleep.”
Bob Saget’s family also said that they have been “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of affection from the comedian’s fans, which has provided them with “much consolation” and for which they are “eternally thankful.” Continuing the statement, his family urged his admirers to remember the teachings the late comedian taught everyone, such as being nice and loving our loved ones.
Saget died of a “brain bleed,” according to those close to the case, and there was an “obvious bruising” on the back of his skull. The Fuller House star, 65, was on a comedy tour when he died. Bob Saget’s health has been in the limelight since he announced in December that he had Covid-19.
Bob Saget’s Family Reveals Cause of Death. Authorities determined Bob passed from head trauma,” Saget family said in a stmt. “They have concluded he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it & went to sleep. No drugs or alcohol were involved.”🥺 pic.twitter.com/z4YxZB9a6w
— Sumner (@diamondlass99) February 10, 2022
Kelly Rizzo, the late actor’s wife, told Excellent Morning America last month that her husband looked to be in good condition before his death and that the Covid he had in December “wasn’t something significant.” The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office in Florida performed Bob Saget’s autopsy the day after he died. Bob Saget was discovered dead in his hotel at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida, on January 9. There was no sign of foul play or drug usage at the location, according to authorities at the time.
What is head trauma, the cause of Bob Saget’s death?
According to News Medical Life Sciences, “head trauma” refers to any injury that damages the scalp, skull, or brain. There are many methods to categorize head injuries:
1) Closed Injury: A closed injury occurs when the skull or brain tissue is neither injured or pierced. Even if the skull is not shattered, this sort of injury may induce brain damage due to swelling or bruising.
2) Open Injury: An “open injury” is defined as damage that enters the skull and produces complications such as bleeding in the brain, skull fractures, or bone pushing against brain regions. This form of injury is common when a person is traveling at high speeds and collides with a windshield, such as during an accident. Another example is a gunshot wound to the head.
3) Concussion: This form of damage includes brain shaking, which may or may not be caused by a blow to the head. Concussion symptoms may vary from headaches to loss of consciousness.
4) Primary or secondary lesion: The kind of lesion involved in a head injury may be categorized. A primary lesion is produced by the displacement of physical brain structures as a result of a head injury. The secondary injury occurs over time and is caused by biological mechanisms as opposed to mechanical harm. A secondary lesion may arise as a consequence of an initial lesion or on its own.
5) Primary injury: A primary injury is one that is directly caused by an original head injury. Contusions (bruising or hematomas), vascular damage, and axonal shearing are the most frequent main injuries (torn and stretched nerves). Primary injury disrupts the blood-brain barrier and the meninges, which may lead to neuronal death at any time.
6) Secondary injury: A secondary injury usually arises as a result of problems produced by the original injury, such as insufficient blood flow in the brain (ischemia), decreased oxygen supply to the brain (hypoxia), low blood pressure, increased intracranial pressure, or brain swelling (cerebral edema).
