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Tree Removal Expert

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I work int he emergency room at a local hospital and remember an honorable mention as the gentle man did not die or loose his private area. This guy is an "Expert in tree removal" he was in a tall tree cutting it fromt he top down to try to reduce to amount of dmg from a large tree dropping. He had tied himself to a lower portion of the tree in case he fell. He olso tied his chainsaw to the tree for the same reason. Unfortunatley he tied the chainsaw to the same spot he was tied to and to roughly the same length (???!!!!!). So the inevitable happened and he fell and hit the tree which in turn broke a vertebrea in his neck and one in his back. But that was not the worst, as the chainsaw dropped the roped pinched on the trigger which kept the chain rotating. The chainsaw came down and hit the guy in the leg about 5 inches below that special area and cut trough the bone and was about 2 inches from totally severing the guys leg when he was able to shut it down. I actually xrayed the guy with the chainsaw blade and chain still in his leg. He then went ot the operating room to check the extent of the dmg to arteries. I also was in the OR running a c-arm ( C-arm = real time xrays on a portable machine ) and he had gone through the femoral artery ( which is the main artery in your upper leg ) and the blade was keeping him from bleeding out. all in all he has a leg that i now about 1/2 inch shorter that the other and a wicked scar and story. I wish that i had saved a copy of the xrays but i did not :(

Submitted on 06/24/2007

Submitted by: nick
Reference: not sure 2001-2002

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Although this initially smacked of Urban Legend, I did a check and found nothing, so...I conclude that this is a very funny PA, and well-told! Thanks Nick!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Good story, Nick. Definitely a keeper. Too bad there is not supporting documentation so that we could give this guy a nod with an HM


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