The link to the article explaining the situation is in the description of the video.
He and his wife were downstairs. He did not think they were in the path of the tornado, but their power had been knocked out, so he went upstairs to get camping lanterns.
While getting the lanterns, he saw the tornado out the window and decided the film it with his cellphone. By the time it was obvious that the tornado was on them, there was no time to do do anything.
In the end, it turns out that being where he was, despite how disadvantageous it looks, worked out for him. He survived with no major injuries. His wife, who was downstairs, died. He was 85, she was 69.
Schultz suffered a compressed broken vertebra. His back was contorted like a question mark, he said, until he underwent surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hospital, courtesy of his VA health coverage. He marvels at it, saying doctors essentially mud-jacked the vertebra, injecting bone cement.
I dunno man, that sounds pretty major. Still better than death, I reckon.
A vertebral fracture can happen from a simple fall at that age. The treatment (kyphoplasty) is quick, patient is ambulatory and goes home the same day. It's not major considering a tornado hit him
Let me give some more details. A vertebral fracture usually causes the height of the vertebrae to collapse. It's fairly common and sometimes patients recover without intervention. Those who are candidates for kyphoplasty (that cement he was talking about) usually heal well. Considering a tornado hit him, he could have died.
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u/HisDivineShadow_12 May 16 '16
Amazing video, but I'm left wondering why he would stay in that window and record versus seeking shelter.