PM's health is improving following helicopter crash

He is suffering from spine and chest injuries. However, head of the Interior Ministry hospital doctor Marek Durlik does not exclude the possibility that the PM's condition could suddenly deteriorate, as the third day after the accident is often a critical time. Tomorrow, Miller starts rehabilitation treatment. Durlik said that today or on Tuesday, he will be able say whether the Premier is fit enough to fly to Brussels to participate in a crucial EU summit. The stewardess and the second pilot of the chopper will be operated on today. The head of the Prime Minister's Office, Aleksandra Jakubowska, will remain in hospital longer than Miller. "I think that she will stay until the end of next week and then will start rehabilitation treatment. One thing has become clear, it was clearly not an emergency landing, but a real crash landing. Engine failure has been given as the preliminary cause and experts have speculated that the fact that both engine failed seems to indicate a fuel related problem was the ultimate cause. (Rzeczpospolita, Dec. 6-7, p. A1) A.Z.