Doctors can only wait as Schumacher put in coma
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GRENOBLE,
France
(AP)—Doctors offered a grim assessment of Michael Schumacher’s head injuries
Monday, providing no prognosis for the Formula One great after his skiing
accident in the French Alps.
Schumacher has been placed in a medically induced coma to
relieve pressure on his brain, which suffered bruising and bleeding when the
retired seven-time world champion fell and struck a rock Sunday while skiing
during a family vacation.
“We cannot predict
the future for Michael Schumacher,” Dr. Jean-Francois Payen, the doctor in
charge of Grenoble University Hospital’s intensive care unit, said at a news
conference.
“He is in a critical
state in terms of cerebral resuscitation,” said Payen, the chief anesthesiologist
treating the 44-year-old German driver. “We are working hour by hour.”
Schumacher’s wife,
Corinna, daughter Gina Maria and son Mick were at his bedside.
“The family is not
doing very well, obviously. They are shocked,” his manager, Sabine Kehm, said.
Schumacher earned universal admiration for his uncommon
driving talent, which led to a record 91 race wins. His single-minded
dedication to victory sometimes meant he was denied the same affection during
his career that he received Monday.
Schumacher “gave the image of someone indestructible,
powerful,” France’s
four-time F1 champion Alain Prost said on iTele TV channel. “It’s a banal
accident compared to what he’s done in the past. It’s just a dumb thing that
ended badly.”
By wearing a helmet, Schumacher had given himself a chance
of survival, Payen said.
Michael Schumacher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher
Michael Schumacher, born 3 January 1969. is a retired German
racing driver. Schumacher is a seven-time Formula One World Champion and is
widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. He holds many of
Formula One's driver records, including most championships, race victories,
fastest laps, pole positions and most races won in a single season – 13 in
2004. In 2002 he became the only driver in Formula One history to finish in the
top three in every race of a season and then also broke the record for most
consecutive podium finishes. According to the official Formula One website, he
is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen".