Anna Bagenholm was a student at Narvik Hospital pursuing a career as an orthopedic surgeon. After work on May 27th, 1999, she went straight to the nearby Kjolen Mountains to ski. Bagenholm was having a good time with her two colleagues when she lost control of her skis and fell into a frozen stream. Her body was submerged in freezing water after the icy surface cracked. Her coworkers attempted to pull her out but were unsuccessful. They summoned assistance, but Anna Bagenholm had already been submerged for more than 80 minutes. Her body temperature was 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit, and she had no heartbeat.
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Anna Bagenholm was immediately rushed to the University Hospital. The electrocardiogram showed a straight line with no signs of life, but Dr. Mads Gilbert, the attending physician, refused to declare her dead until she was warm. Incontinently, Anna Bagenholm was rushed into surgery, where a team of 100 doctors and nurses worked in shifts for nine hours to save her life. Bagenholm awoke after 35 days on the ventilator, but was paralyzed from the neck down. She regained her mobility and returned to work in October 1999.
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