Impact: Stories of Survival
- 2002 – 2005
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~1h / ep
- 3 seasons
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.
Latest: Season 3 · 2004
View all seasonsE1. Mountain Lion Attack
Nov 8, 2004 · 60m
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
E2. Hit by a Train
Nov 15, 2004 · 60m
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
E3. Chariot Crash
Nov 29, 2004 · 60m
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
E4. Propeller Smash
Dec 6, 2004 · 60m
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
E5. A Jump Too Far
Jan 10, 2005 · 60m
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
E6. Dragster Disintegrates
Feb 7, 2005 · 60m
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
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