Why did Chimp Attack Victim At Face Transplant Clinic?”
Chimp victim moved to face transplant clinic Medical workers amazed woman survived nightmarish injuries STAMFORD, Conn. – Her hands looked like they were wrecked by a machine. Eyes wounded, hair yanked out. Face and scalp injuries so extensive, all the blood obscured whatever parts were left. Two of the first medical workers to treat the woman mauled by a chimpanzee in Connecticut this week described her nightmarish injuries Thursday as she was transferred to the Cleveland hospital that performed the nation’s first face transplant. One of the workers, Bill Ackley, told The Associated Press it was a “miracle” that three days after the attack Charla Nash would be taken to the Cleveland Clinic, which specializes in reconstructive surgery. It was amazing to us she had these type of injuries and they were survivable,” Ackley said. Medical workers found Nash, completely unrecognizable, face down Monday in friend Sandra Herold’s driveway. The first police officers on the scene warned dispatch
