A few words of advice, (unsolicited -of course). Whether this post is true or not, it certainly has one part that adds up... certainly not the total recovery part.
I have been a Ski Patrol for a long time, (similar to Paramedics on the Ski Hill). One of our basic tenants is NOT to remove impaled objects on site. Wherever we can, we sever the object and stabilize it. Why? It makes a plug for hemoraging during transport.
Mike CSPS