Michael Schumacher continues to fight for his life “hour by hour” after a high speed skiing crash.<\/p>\n
The day after the German’s helmeted head struck a rock whilst he was skiing with his son in the French alps, grave-faced doctors at a hospital in Grenoble delivered an update to massed ranks of mainstream reporters.<\/p>\n
“For the moment we cannot say what Michael Schumacher’s future is,” one doctor admitted in French.<\/p>\n
“We can say that his condition is life-threatening,” he added.<\/p>\n
The doctors revealed that an initial operation relieved the effects of brain bleeding, but “sadly” they also noticed “various bilateral lesions”.<\/p>\n
A doctor said the former Mercedes and Ferrari driver had obviously crashed at high speed, and that if he had not been wearing a helmet “he definitely would not have got to here”.<\/p>\n
They said they knew Schumacher was initially conscious after the fall, but did not respond normally, and he had fallen into coma by the time he arrived at hospital.<\/p>\n
Due to the brain injuries, the seven time world champion’s body temperature is now being kept artificially low, and he is under a general anaesthetic.<\/p>\n
“He is in a critical state in terms of cerebral resuscitation,” said a doctor.\u00a0 “We are working hour by hour.”<\/p>\n
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