Scalped girl recovers after ops
2003-07-22 10:38
Cape Town - The 10-year-old girl scalped in a go-karting accident at Canal Walk shopping centre is the second whose hair has become entangled in one of these Grand Prix karts.
Andrea Katzeff's waist-length hair got caught in the rear axle, ripping off her scalp, while she was driving a go-kart capable of a top speed of 40km/h on Saturday.
She was rushed to the N1 City Hospital.
Her mother, Natalie Katzeff, said on Monday doctors had transplanted what was left of her scalp during an operation on Saturday.
Andrea had to undergo another operation on Monday night in a bid to save her hairgrowth.
Indoor Grand Prix manager-owner Wayne Yates told the Cape Times that a similar accident had happened several years ago, before the track moved from the V&A Waterfront to Canal Walk.
Then, a girl's hair had got caught in the chain at the back. "But her injuries were not life-threatening."
Katzeff said her daughter was "brave" and had a "sense of humour".
"She is a wonderful child. She is coping excellently."
Andrea has been moved out of intensive-care into the paediatric ward where she might have to have further treatment. -Die Burger
- News24