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 10:35 AM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at > icloud.com> wrote: > > > 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." just happy that we didn't go there, though it would be a great story George. Asking for trouble though with HIPPA issues...even if permission was obtained... ! steve > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information