Skiing accident Prince Willem Friso

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Prince Willem Friso, the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, has been involved in a serious skiing accident in Austria, where he was caught in an avalanche while skiing off-track. His condition is currently stable, but he required resuscitation and may have experienced critical brain damage due to a lack of oxygen. The situation has caused significant distress in the Netherlands. Discussions highlight the dangers of back-country skiing, with some questioning whether the area he was skiing in was truly off-track, as it was reportedly a signed side-branch of the regular route. His body temperature is being maintained at a low level to aid recovery, but prospects for his recovery remain uncertain. Comparisons are drawn to a recent incident involving a 13-year-old boy who survived 25 minutes under ice, suggesting that while miracles can happen, the outlook for Prince Friso is grim, with fears of severe brain damage and a potential long-term coma.
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For all the royalists, the second son of Queen Beatrix, prince Willem Friso (engineer degree) has been in a skiing accident. He was caugh by an avalange during off track skiing in Austria.

His vitals are stable but he had to be reanimated and his brains may have suffered lack of oxygen for a critical period of time. The propects are unsure.

The Netherlands is pretty upset.

Hang in there, Friso
 
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Best wishes to him. Skiing the back-country is exciting, but it can be very dangerous, too.
 
There is some discussion whether it was really off-track, apparently it was a signed side-branch of the regular route.

I'm not sure about the chances of someone being stuck in very heavy snow for 20 minutes, they appear very slim to me. His body temperature is now being kept at 30oC / 91.4oF for 2-3 days to allow the body tissues to recover slowly, really a low temperature.
 
Miracles happen. On February 3rd a 13 years old boy tried to help his colleague drowning under ice. He helped the other guy, but was not able to get out from the water himself. Before the help arrived he spent 25 minutes under ice, with body temp falling to about 20 deg C. He left the hospital this week, the only know problem being he is not (yet) able to fully straighten out fingers in his right hand.

http://media.wp.pl/kat,1022943,wid,14222082,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1df16 - in Polish only.
 
Borek said:
Miracles happen. On February 3rd a 13 years old boy tried to help his colleague drowning under ice. He helped the other guy, but was not able to get out from the water himself. Before the help arrived he spent 25 minutes under ice, with body temp falling to about 20 deg C. He left the hospital this week, the only know problem being he is not (yet) able to fully straighten out fingers in his right hand.

http://media.wp.pl/kat,1022943,wid,14222082,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1df16 - in Polish only.

No miracles I'm afraid. He suffered severe brain damage and it's unclear if he will ever wake up again out of coma
 

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