Editing Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (section)

==Avalanche accident==
[[File:Map Prins Friso.png|thumb|left|Location of the avalanche near [[Lech am Arlberg|Lech]] in Austria]]

===Accident===
On 17 February 2012, Prince Friso was buried under an avalanche in [[Lech am Arlberg|Lech]], [[Austria]], and he was taken to a [[Innsbruck Medical University|hospital]] in [[Innsbruck]].<ref name="BBc0">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17077390|title=Dutch Prince Johan Friso 'buried by Austria avalanche'|publisher=BBC News|access-date=17 February 2012|date=17 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/02/dutch-prince-johan-friso-avalanche.html|title=Dutch prince rescued from avalanche, 'not out of danger'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=17 February 2012|access-date=17 February 2012}}</ref> According to a formal statement of the [[Netherlands Government Information Service]] (RVD), a prognosis could be given only after some days. The prince's condition was described as "stable, but critical".<ref name="Official website of the Dutch Royal House">{{cite web|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/|title=Het Koninklijk Huis|work=Netherlands Government Information Service|access-date=17 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120218231546/http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/17/10434484-dutch-prince-friso-in-hospital-after-austria-ski-avalanche In hospital]  ''MSNBC'', 17 February 2012</ref>

===Resulting complications===
The Dutch Royal Family issued a statement on 19 February saying "The Royal Family is very grateful and deeply touched by all expressions of support and sympathy after the ski accident of His Royal Highness Prince Friso. It was a great support for them during this difficult time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/februari/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso-19-februari-2012-1913/|title=Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Prins Friso|publisher=Het Koninklijk Huis|date=19 February 2012|access-date=24 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222112854/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/februari/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso-19-februari-2012-1913/|archive-date=22 February 2012}}</ref>

A prognosis on his health situation was expected within a few days, but this was pushed back to 24 February, a week after his accident. The RVD's comment remained the same: stable, but critical. On 24 February, an Innsbruck medical team announced that the prince had been buried for 25 minutes, followed by a 50-minute CPR to treat his cardiac arrest. Wolfgang Koller stated that an [[MRI]] scan was performed a day earlier revealing little change, however other neurological tests indicated [[Cerebral hypoxia|significant damage due to oxygen shortage.]] It remained unclear whether the prince would ever regain full consciousness. Koller said that the Prince's family might now look for a rehabilitation institution.<ref name=nubraindamage/> On the same day the Dutch Royal Family issued a statement requesting that the privacy of the Prince's family be respected to enable them to come to terms with his condition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/februari/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso-24-februari-2012-1429/|title=Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Prins Friso, 24 February 2012|language=nl|trans-title=His Royal Highness Prince Friso – 24 February 2012|publisher=Het Koninklijk Huis (The [Dutch] Royal House)|access-date=27 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227151235/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/februari/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso-24-februari-2012-1429|archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref>

On 1 March 2012, Prince Friso was transferred to the [[Wellington Hospital, United Kingdom|Wellington Hospital]], in London where he and his wife had lived for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/februari/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso-1-maart-2012-1818/|access-date=1 March 2012|title=Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Prins Friso, 1 maart 2012 – 18:18|language=nl|trans-title=His Royal Highness Prince Friso – 1 March 2012|publisher=Het Koninklijk Huis (The [Dutch] Royal House)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605120813/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/februari/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso-1-maart-2012-1818/|archive-date=5 June 2014}}</ref>

On 19 November 2012, it was announced that the prince had started to show some signs of consciousness but it was still not certain whether he would ever wake up, and if he did, in what state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3350352/2012/11/19/Tekenen-van-zeer-gering-bewustzijn-bij-prins-Friso.dhtml|access-date=19 November 2012|title=Tekenen van zeer gering bewustzijn bij prins Friso, 19 November 2012 |language=nl}}</ref>

On 9 July 2013, Prince Friso was moved back to [[Huis ten Bosch]] in the Netherlands. It was understood that his coma had then evolved into a [[minimally conscious state]]. As he was no longer in need of hospital-level medical care, he stayed with his family for the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/koningshuis/artikel/527609-prins-friso-op-huis-ten-bosch.html|title=Prins Friso ligt nu in Huis ten Bosch|publisher=NOS|date=9 July 2013|access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref>