born swedish survived skiing accident left trapped layer ice minutes freezing water time victim extreme body temperature decreased lowest survived body temperatures recorded human accidental able find air pocket ice suffered arrest minutes water rescue transported helicopter team doctors nurses worked shifts hours save life days accident paralyzed neck subsequently spent months recovering intensive care unit recovery incident late suffering minor symptoms hands feet related nerve injury case discussed leading british medical journal medical textbooks background incident born sweden time incident years old studying surgeon decided residency norway surgeon assistant hospital mentor period doctor hospital celebrate retirement party day skiing mountains outside colleagues expert work day heading steep route taken times lost control fell layer ice frozen stream near landing hole opened ice head pulled filled clothes body trapped ice centimetres thick found feet ice rescue attempts colleagues attempt free failed local time seven minutes fallen water called help mobile phone police lieutenant received rescue teams mountain contacted rescue team equipped helicopter told helicopter left transport sick child persistent convinced turn helicopter held waited rescue teams arrive struggled cold water found air pocket able remain conscious minutes victim arrest led rescue team mountain fast location rescue team tried unsuccessfully pull rope tried dig snow break ice mountain arrived bringing pointed able cut hole ice pulled water minutes rescued recovery pulled water pupils blood circulating breathing doctors began giving rescue helicopter soon arrived brought hour helicopter emergency team continued flight oxygen treated effect arrived hospital body temperature time lowest survived body temperature recorded human accidental fellow years old survived christmas chief hospital emergency room proceeded attempt commented state completely pupils white wet ice cold touch skin looks absolutely dead gilbert treated cases cold climate norway knew treat connected showed signs life gilbert knew patients warmed declare dead team hoped brain received oxygen given rescue brought operating theatre team doctors nurses worked shifts hours save life connected bypass machine warmed blood outside body veins heart beat recorded body temperature risen lung function deteriorated spent following days connected soon began signs paralyzed neck feared spend rest life angry colleagues saving soon recovered later apologized friends irritated realized saved feared meaningless life dignity happy alive want apologize digestive system working properly recover intensive care unit months spending days intensive care unit flown sweden ambulance helicopter remainder recovery professor oslo said extraordinary medical achievement life saved believed reason able recover slowed incident tissues inside body required oxygen low temperatures according journal published slowed percent rate barely needed oxygen aftermath despite severe damage body permanent brain damage diagnosed gilbert commented body time cool completely heart stopped brain cold heart stopped brain cells needed little oxygen brain survive prolonged time gilbert noted method save victims arrest lowering body temperature frequent norwegian hospitals case gained fame returned work october october days accident returned hospital met doctors nurses helped save life commented patient thinking going die think going medical person think amazing alive october recovery minor symptoms hands feet related nerve injury remain late working hospital life saved according patients suffer extreme die doctors able restart hearts survival rate adults body temperature decreased prior accident lowest survived body temperature recorded child gilbert said victims deep accidental arrest seen potentially prospect recovery key success factors marginal efforts early actions vigorous early warning emergency system early dispatch adequate rescue units ground air good resources outside inside hospital aggressive spirit general wales said persons victims extreme mistakenly thought dead difficult detect pulse said case bring home cautious death people cold incident subject fiction medical textbooks case discussed leading british medical journal october story featured cnn television program day cheating death hosted program features stories people survived severe conditions odds hoped program people watching knowledge story included companion book cheating death doctors medical saving lives odds october gilbert appeared popular talk hosted
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