‘Lucky’ man impaled through neck by 5ft iron spike somehow survives

Karthikeyan underwent a three-hour surgical procedure in hospital (Image: SWNS)

An Indian man was raced to hospital after being impaled within the neck by a 5ft iron spike.

Karthikeyan by chance slipped and fell from the primary flooring of his dwelling within the metropolis of Tiruchirappalli, within the southern Tamil Nadu state.

Because the 33-year-old fell 20ft, a rod with serrated edges pierced throughout his neck.

In line with native studies, the affected person was totally aware as his household rushed him to a close-by hospital the place he underwent a three-hour surgical procedure.

Docs had been unable to X-ray Karthikeyan’s wounds, so solely a bedside ultrasound was completed.

Dr Mohamed Mansoor mentioned: ‘After preliminary stabilisation of the affected person, a plan was chartered out to take away the iron rod by involving a staff of specialists.

‘We weren't capable of do any type of imaging or x-ray of the wound as it will have created an artifact (distortion).

An image of Karthikeyan’s face exhibits the place the rod impaled his neck (Image: SWNS)

Docs miraculously saved his life (Image: SWNS)

‘So solely a bedside ultrasound was completed to make sure no main vascular harm. The rod was then shortened on both aspect with the assistance of upkeep engineers within the hospital.

‘Shorting of the rod was the one choice obtainable to make sure secure mobilisation of the affected person because the rod would make it troublesome to allow us to topic him to any type of scanning or interventions.’

Miraculously, Karthikeyan survived and was ‘actually fortunate’ to have made a restoration.

Dr Mansoor harassed this was a ‘difficult’ surgical procedure because the neck is the place the windpipe, meals pipe and the carotid artery are.

‘A staff of specialists ensured that not one of the main organs or vessels within the neck was injured,’ he added.

‘Instances of grievous neck harm equivalent to this are uncommon, and survival charges are fairly low in our state.

‘The affected person was actually fortunate to have been delivered to hospital rapidly and in addition to have his voice unaffected by the accident.

‘As surgeons, we had to make sure that the rod was eliminated with precision, with no residual contents left behind.’

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