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May 09, 2008
Appetizing!
Steak-Knives, originally uploaded by mddeckard.
This story reminds me of something my dad used to do:
An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.
Wilder said he didn't call 911 because he didn't think help would arrive in time. So, the 55-year-old says, he got a steak knife from the kitchen and made a small hole in his throat, allowing air to gush in.
My dad's the worrying sort. He used to keep knifes around the house for the express purpose of performing emergency tracheotomies on us kids. Thankfully, he never had to do it.
I had it lucky though. My grandfather, my dad's dad, used to administer shots to his eight kids at home. They always knew when it was vaccination time, because he'd be in the kitchen boiling needles.
entry no. 1146
Posted at May 9, 2008 12:39 AM
Comments
If he couldn't breathe, he probably couldn't talk to the 911 operator either, so it's a good thing he skipped that and started hacking away at his own neck.
If the guy had died this would be an awesome Darwin award.
Posted by: G at May 15, 2008 04:42 PM