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Wally Wingert
Bill Ratner
Thom Beers
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Impact: Stories of Survival is a documentary television series that premiered in 2002 on and was produced by the Discovery Health Channel. The program is based on life-threatening situations in which the victim experienced a moment of impact. Featuring video of the event, reenactments, and interviews with surgeons, doctors, and the victims, Impact takes its viewers through the full process of the victims impact, treatment and recovery. There is also a segment where a computerized animation shows in detail how the impact affected the victim's body showing how and to what extent bones, organs, veins, etc. were injured.
2003
Marlin spears woman through the chest; Gunman shoots employee twice at close range with a shotgun; Rock climber falls and lands on head; Luge crash nearly severs a man's foot
Jockey slammed against metal railing; Stunt plane loses power and smashes into runway; Skateboarder falls and hits the back of his head on the pavement
Story One: A 67-year-old one is stung over 500 times after being attacked by a swarm of bees while mowing her lawn. Story Two: An Air Force Pilot ejects from a F-15 Eagle at Mach One speeds, nearly ripping him to pieces. Story Three: Two college students are shot, after chasing down a group of teenagers who tried to wreck their party. Story Four: A mans tractor flips over into a canal, and begins leaking weed killer into the water while the man is trapped under the tractor, drowning.
Water-skier dragged through water by neck; Boy impaled trough mouth by rebar; Teenager drives his truck off a 300-foot cliff; Skateboarder snaps leg
Stalker pins cop between two cars; Snake handler bitten by cobra; Bull rider injured on two different occasions; Snow biker thrown off bicycle at 100 MPH
A parachute jumper hits the ground at 60 MPH; Speed boat legend Tim Morgan suffers a neck injury; Snowboarder launches off an 80-foot cliff and lands on a rock; Cheerleader hits ground head-first
Skydiver hits pond at 65 MPH; Martial artist accidentally set on fire; Ice skater cracks skull on ice; Boat collision leaves girl trapped underwater for five minutes after receiving head injuries from the boat's propeller
Man burned in the Spetember 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon; Olympic gymnast Jason Gatson returns after a serious knee injury only to injure his knee again; Seven-ton killer whale jumps on trainer
Motorcyclist raptures skull in an extreme jump; Vascular surgeon's fingers shattered by table saw; Skier snaps femur in avalanche; A basketball player's fall causes a blood clot on his spinal cord resulting in paralyzation
Man impaled through skull by rebar; Building collapses on firefighter; Parachutist smacks against hillside at 40 MPH; Tackle splits a highschool football player's liver in half
2004
Woman bitten in face by mountain lion while biking; Human cannonball overshoots landing pad and hits ground at 60 MPH; Man impaled through head by boat anchor; Rescue helicopter crashes into mountainside and rolls over crew member
Man becomes trapped underwater when his kayak rolls over and gets stuck in rocks; Man falls from four-wheeler and sustains brain injury; A man gets his foot stuck in a railroad crossing and is run over by an oncoming train
Skier tumbles down rocky mountainside and slams into tree; Teenage girl on ATV hits fence post and severs her trachea; Chariot racer sustains multiple injuries after being catapulted; Mountain climber falls 60 into crevasse
Racecar driver receives severe spinal fracture from crashing and spinning out at over 200 MPH; Airplane propeller slices through mechanic's head; 12-year-old boy pinned behind 1000 pounds of dry wall; Extreme skier falls over 600 feet down rocky mountainside
Motocross jumper overshoots his landing and slams into the ground; Man in pickup truck hits metal pipe gate head-on and is impaled through the stomach; A criminal shoots a cop four times at close range and hijacks her car; A teenage girl is accidentally hit in the head with a golf club
Drag racer's car crashes and disintegrates at 300 MPH; Camper trips and falls face-first on a pitch fork; A woman's heart stops when she is struck by lightning at the beach; Bull rider hit in head by bull's horn, then is trampled two months later
Shark bites teenage girl's leg off; Metal scrap flies through car windshield and impales passenger through the neck; News photographer touches power line with antenna and is electrocuted with 15,000 volts; Jockey falls during race and is trampled by a stampede of horses
A high school football player is paralyzed from the neck down after a tackle; Two victims are both shot in the head during a parking lot robbery; A car accident leaves a teenage boy impaled by a two-by-four and the removal surgery is caught on tape; Strong winds cause a skydiver to hit the ground with the impact of a four-story fall
Motocross jumper comes up short and crashes into sand dune; A hiker falls into a creek and is swept over a 40-foot waterfall; A teenager gets a blood clot on his brain after being hit in the head with a baseball, the accident leads to the discovery that his kidneys are failing; A robber beats a tobacco store clerk and hits her over the head with a stool
Tornado winds hurl a wooden stake into a woman's neck; A veterinarian is bitten by a diamondback rattlesnake and no hospital nearby has the antivenin; A man's legs are severed when he is crushed between two trucks; Motocross jumper Brian Deegan crashes while attempting a stunt involving a back flip
Wally Wingert
Bill Ratner
Thom Beers
2002
High speed boat crash; Man scaled when pipe bursts; Luge racer Anne Abernathy crashes; Paramedic hit by racecar
A skydiver's legs are severed in a midair collision; A teenage girl's arm is crushed under a pickup truck; Motorcycle stunt-man Doug Danger slams head-first into a concrete wall; A construction worker hits an underground power line with a jack hammer
Story One: A fence pole is sent through a mans chest when he loses control of his truck and wrecks. Story Two: A female Gymnast attempts a vault jump, when her left ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) snaps in half. Story Three: A man get's trapped by his seatbelt in a burning car, during a Demolition Derby. Story Four: A 16-year-old is crushed by a 900 poud horse during a local rodeo.
Heavyweight champion paralyzed by blow to the head; Dog attack tears a woman's scalp off; Man trapped in submerged car for 30 minutes; Man gets hand transplant after a firecracker destorys his hand
Woman falls off motorcycle during race and another motorcycle slams into her back; A fallen tree limb traps an injured woman in her car; A South African surfer is attacked by a great white shark; A Southern Pacific Rattlesnake locks onto a mans thumb
Cliff jumper's cord snaps, causing him to land on his face; Police officer wounded with exploding bullets; High school wrestler snaps his elbow; Man trapped in crashed vehicle cuts off his hand to escape
Motorcyclist crashes at 180 MPH while trying to break land speed record in Mojave Desert; Snowmobiler fails to jump a ravine and loses over half his teeth; A snowboarder has severe frost bite after being lost in snow-covered mountains for five days and nights; Construction worker falls 70 feet and is impaled on rebar
Base jumper pulls parachute too late and hits water at 80 MPH; Man's head crushed between factory rollers; Snowmobiler attemps to jump a house and snaps his leg; Bear attack disfigures man's face
Motorcycle drag racers collide; Air force pilot slams into runway at air show; Teenager injured in jet ski collision; Officer wounded in shootout with bank robbers
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