Hi, I saw a similar article in a medical journal when I worked at the British Library. A guy had trepanned himself by hammering a cold chisel into the top of his head. The article included an x-ray photograph which showed that the cold chisel had penetrated his brain to about half-way down. The man walked several miles into his local hospital to complain of a mild headache. They took the chisel out and he was fine afterwards. Brains? Who needs 'em?
Medical journals are a source of never-ending amazement. Hope the shot deer is rescued and recovers, too! Bob (valiantly struggling against the temptation to make a Donald Rumsfeld joke!) Tuesday, February 4, 2003, 9:33:04 PM, you wrote: > Makes me think of a photo I saw long ago while working in a newsroom in > Southern California. One of our photographers had a girlfriend working in the > ER at County USC; a guy was brought in with a butcher knife inserted (by his > irate girlfriend, while he was asleep) into the center of his forehead, through his > brain, and out the back of his neck. The guy was conscious and comfortable, if a > little anxious. Apparently they got it out OK. > Hope the deer also survives. Keep us posted.
