Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 15, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >> On May 14, 2015, at 5:05 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/KIH/skull.jpg.html >> >> so what do you think? >> >> steve > > --a young child of 4-5 years wondered onto a construction site. An > explosion launched a five foot long piece of rebar, that struck the child > in the head, it penetrated the brain coming from a right lateral > direction, narrowly missed the right orbit, and came to rest as shown in > this x-ray, made on arrival at the hospital, just above the right orbit, > with its tip inside the brain as shown. > > Wisely, the metal bar was not removed at the construction site, it and the > child were carefully supported and transported to a high level pediatric > hospital, where emergency neurosurgeons could take a look, and in the > operating room remove the bar, avoiding further trauma, and carefully > controlling bleeding. Stat consultations were obtained with ICU, > infectious disease, and neurology physicians ...The child did well, > healing fine, with no clinical damage. > > Marty, brilliantly identified this film, as showing penetrating trauma. needs this caption. needs a portrait of the child at the time. needs a portrait of person now. To complete the very important "story." Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist