Teen girl ‘scalped alive’ after hair sucked into go-kart engine in freak horror
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A 17-year-old girl suffered a go-karting ride from hell as she was scalped alive whilst celebrating her boyfriend's birthday.
Heloisa Cristina Heliodoro's scalp was 80% ripped off according to medics after it became caught in the kart's engine in Panoa, Brazil. on December 10. To make matters worse for the youngster, surgeons were unable to sew her hair back as it took too long to get to the hospital.
Despite all racers being given safety clothing including crash helmets, Heloisa wasn't told of the risks her waist-length hair would pose. Elizabeth, her mother said: "Her hair was pulled by the kart engine, and she suffered a scalping, lost 80% of her scalp and, today, needs medical support. She is hospitalised."
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Elizabeth added: "She was rescued by people who were participating in the race.
"The help itself took a long time. She was bleeding for about 30 minutes."
So long was Heloisa's wait for treatment her scalp tissue became too damaged to be sewn back successfully. She was left in Hospital de Base for a day before being transferred to Asa Norte Regional Hospital where she began treatment.
Elizabeth expressed her anger at how long it took for her daughter to receive care saying: ""We wanted to warn people. It wasn't just hair loss, physical. There was damage.
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"The hospital treated us, but left her for a long time without transferring her to another, and she lost the tissue that could be used.
"She missed the opportunity to have surgery and implant it back again. There are many things. She’s only 17."
And she added that the incident has caused her daughter more than just physical damage, she said: "She said: "Heloisa is feeling bad, as she needs a vacuum dressing and we have been waiting since Monday.
"After that, she will undergo a long treatment for health and aesthetics. She needs psychological support."
Brasilia Kart who are in charge of the track have said that they are providing "full support" to the family.
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