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Old 06-01-2017, 03:06   #1
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Remember the old toys of an arrow thru the head? Well, Viral photo shows fisherman's face punctured by spear after freak accident | Fox News


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Spear, or arrow? Wonder what the rubber thing next to his head is?
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Wow! Looking at the title, I thought this would be some funny play with words... That's crazy, hope they got it out alright.
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W... That's crazy, hope they got it out alright.
“... The metal shaft — which was just inches away from causing more serious injuries or even death — was removed and the man was released from a hospital Wednesday...”
“... He was very lucky, as the harpoon crossed the soft part of the mouth, did not reach any bone or more sensitive part, such as the brain. It could have been fatal.”
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“... The metal shaft — which was just inches away from causing more serious injuries or even death...
Ha! I like how the writer didn't think we could make the leap that this was just inches from being worse.

That picture is gruesome.
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Spear, or arrow? Wonder what the rubber thing next to his head is?
Probably part of his wetsuit hood. The first responders would have cut it off of him, leaving that piece so as not to disturb the shaft of the spear.
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Hood, that makes sense
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Remove it would really be a weird sensation! 😱
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Was this guy diving with DICK CHENEY?

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Judging by the background of the pboto, the guy is in a hospital bed and surrounded,by medical equipment. The rubber tubing is air or oxygen fitted to his nose......

Have to rename him LUCKY!
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The shaft is the only thing sealing the blood vessels. Pulling it out would release a torrent of blood. Good luck .
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Being SS, Maybe they should have left it in as a new piercing. Just kidding of course. Glad to see he survived the incident!
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Being SS, Maybe they should have left it in as a new piercing.
Someone will probably see this, and that it was survivable, and want one!
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When I was an intern in Philadelphia some years ago we had a patient brought in with a Javelin through her head (she was wandering around during track and field practice). It was a wooden javelin so the EMT guys cut it off on both sides of her head so she could fit in the ambulance. Then we did a CT to confirm that it hadn't gone through any major vessels (carotid, jugular) and then it was pulled out. She did fine...just like this guy
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Someone will probably see this, and that it was survivable, and want one!
Yeah, probably! Maybe this guy would like to add to his collection?
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