Alex Zanardi seriously injured

Alex had a serious accident during a handbike race. He collided with a truck and suffered a severe head trauma. He's in a very serious condition. Horrible news

It's bad. Very bad

"He arrived here with major facial cranial trauma, a smashed face, and a deeply fractured frontal bone,” said Olivieri.

Zanardi has been in intensive care since Olivieri performed surgery yesterday evening.

“We won’t see what his neurological state is until he wakes up – if he wakes up,” Olivieri added.

The state of health of Alex Zanardi, seriously injured in an accident on Friday, "remains stable", according to doctors at the Sainte-Marie hospital in Siena, Italy, this is the best news that can be given in this situation.

On Saturday evening, the hospital press office published another newsletter with the words of the head of the intensive care unit: "Cardiorespiratory parameters are stable, artificial pulmonary ventilation is used, metabolic parameters remain also stable. So, overall, the clinical picture is not bad. "

"Of course, we still have to understand the seriousness of the neurological picture, it will be revealed next week when Zanardi's condition allows it. In addition, complications that can affect vision are not excluded, which is why we consulted ophthalmologists. "

"He suffered a facial trauma, with possible damage to the visual organs, the condition of which we will examine in a few days. The same goes for the neurological picture, because at the moment sedatives do not allow to assess it. It is still difficult to say when we can stop using them. "

"If the condition remains stable, then maybe next week, after consulting with the neurosurgeon who performed the operation, it will be possible to talk about stopping the sedation. "

"Zanardi is a great athlete, he is in good health, which is probably why his body reacts well to the therapeutic methods used. We are optimistic and convinced that this will be a factor which will positively influence the course of treatment. "

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