Doctors at the Grenoble hospital said that without the helmet 's protection , Schumacher would n't have made it to the operating table . Michael Schumacher 's family thanks doctors for doing ` ` everything possible '' Doctors say it 's too early to give a name for Schumacher . He needs immediate emergency surgery . Ski resort 's spokesman says the 44-year - old hit his head on a rock after falling .
Michael Schumacher 's family thanks doctors for doing ` ` everything possible '' Doctors say it 's too early to give a name for Schumacher . He needs immediate emergency surgery . Ski resort 's spokesman says the 44-year - old hit his head on a rock after falling .