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capri · 05-20-09, 11:06 PM

Doctor saves boy with household drill

An Australian doctor saved the life of a 12-year-old boy - by using a household drill to bore into his brain after he had a bike accident.
The drama began when Nicholas Rossi fell off his bike in a cul-de-sac in Maryborough, Victoria, reports The Australian.
When he got home, Nicholas kept complaining of a headache and his mother, Karen, a trained nurse, took him to the district hospital where Dr Rob Carson, a local GP, was on duty.
The doctor kept him in for observation, and an hour later Nicholas began to drift in and out of consciousness and have spasms.
Dr Carson recognised it as a sign of internal bleeding in the skull that places acute pressure on the brain - the same condition that claimed the life of actress Natasha Richardson.

Nicholas's father Michael said: "Dr Carson came over to us and said, 'I am going to have to drill into Nicholas to relieve the pressure on the brain - we've got one shot at this and one shot only'."
The small country hospital was not equipped with neurological drills, so Dr Carson obtained a household De Walt drill, used for boring holes in wood, from a hospital maintenance room.
He telephoned leading Melbourne neurosurgeon David Wallace to help talk him through the procedure, which he had never tried before.
Dr Carson drilled until a blood clot fell out and continued to treat Nicholas until he could be airlifted an hour later to Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital.
"If you are in that situation you just do those things," he said. "It is not a personal achievement, it is just a part of the job and I had a very good team of people helping me."

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05-20-09, 11:12 PM

Hats off to that Doc, yes as he said, "Its a part of the job". Hats off.

reading this, i feel proud to be a Doc.

05-20-09, 11:34 PM

He took a personal risk. People would have gone after him if he failed.

Deserves a clap. Brilliant job.

Mr.Tooth Fairy · 05-20-09, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kirankumargb

Hats off to that Doc, yes as he said, "Its a part of the job". Hats off.

reading this, i feel proud to be a Doc.

m also proud to be a doc..!!!!

05-20-09, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Tooth Fairy

m also proud to be a doc..!!!!

you guys already work with a drill don't u

Mr.Tooth Fairy · 05-20-09, 11:55 PM

ha ha ha.. u cant call it as a drill man..

its a high end precise cutting air rotor...

05-21-09, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Tooth Fairy

ha ha ha.. u cant call it as a drill man..

its a high end precise cutting air rotor...

what should i call u..... a highly specialist tooth sculptor cum artiist ?

Mr.Tooth Fairy · 05-21-09, 12:14 AM

u can tell it in more better way.. a psycho obssed with tooth.. jingalala hu.. jingalala hu..

05-21-09, 12:17 AM

^^ is that u are wearing in ur profile pic.. as well as holding in your hand...

Mr.Tooth Fairy · 05-21-09, 12:17 AM

no re.. lols.. thts diff.. i was kidding..

05-21-09, 12:20 AM

^^ ok k me 2.. but indeed there's a tooth on ur chest in tat pic...

anyways, i'm gonna sleep now...

TC

Mr.Tooth Fairy · 05-21-09, 12:21 AM

me too... bbye.. good night.. enough of spamming.. mod pl delete these posts if u want.. sorry for spamming...

05-21-09, 12:23 AM

05-20-09, 11:06 PM	#1
capri Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Age: 28 Posts: 98 Rep Power: 1	Doctor saves boy with household drill Doctor saves boy with household drill An Australian doctor saved the life of a 12-year-old boy - by using a household drill to bore into his brain after he had a bike accident. The drama began when Nicholas Rossi fell off his bike in a cul-de-sac in Maryborough, Victoria, reports The Australian. When he got home, Nicholas kept complaining of a headache and his mother, Karen, a trained nurse, took him to the district hospital where Dr Rob Carson, a local GP, was on duty. The doctor kept him in for observation, and an hour later Nicholas began to drift in and out of consciousness and have spasms. Dr Carson recognised it as a sign of internal bleeding in the skull that places acute pressure on the brain - the same condition that claimed the life of actress Natasha Richardson. Nicholas's father Michael said: "Dr Carson came over to us and said, 'I am going to have to drill into Nicholas to relieve the pressure on the brain - we've got one shot at this and one shot only'." The small country hospital was not equipped with neurological drills, so Dr Carson obtained a household De Walt drill, used for boring holes in wood, from a hospital maintenance room. He telephoned leading Melbourne neurosurgeon David Wallace to help talk him through the procedure, which he had never tried before. Dr Carson drilled until a blood clot fell out and continued to treat Nicholas until he could be airlifted an hour later to Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. "If you are in that situation you just do those things," he said. "It is not a personal achievement, it is just a part of the job and I had a very good team of people helping me." Code: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3328874.html

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05-20-09, 11:12 PM	#2
kirankumargb Guest Posts: n/a	Hats off to that Doc, yes as he said, "Its a part of the job". Hats off. reading this, i feel proud to be a Doc.

05-20-09, 11:34 PM	#3
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	He took a personal risk. People would have gone after him if he failed. Deserves a clap. Brilliant job.

05-20-09, 11:55 PM	#6
Mr.Tooth Fairy Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: oral cavity:D Posts: 1,546 Rep Power: 5	ha ha ha.. u cant call it as a drill man.. its a high end precise cutting air rotor...

05-21-09, 12:14 AM	#8
Mr.Tooth Fairy Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: oral cavity:D Posts: 1,546 Rep Power: 5	u can tell it in more better way.. a psycho obssed with tooth.. jingalala hu.. jingalala hu..

05-21-09, 12:17 AM	#9
newprouser Guest Posts: n/a	^^ is that u are wearing in ur profile pic.. as well as holding in your hand...

05-21-09, 12:20 AM	#11
newprouser Guest Posts: n/a	^^ ok k me 2.. but indeed there's a tooth on ur chest in tat pic... anyways, i'm gonna sleep now... TC

05-21-09, 12:21 AM	#12
Mr.Tooth Fairy Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: oral cavity:D Posts: 1,546 Rep Power: 5	me too... bbye.. good night.. enough of spamming.. mod pl delete these posts if u want.. sorry for spamming...