Maryborough GP saves boy Nicholas Rossi with a home drill at the Australian. Country doctor uses hand-held drill off the maintenance room shelf, to bore a hole into boy’s skull to save his life.
The miracles that can happen with a household DeWalt drill in the hands of a physician, on a moment’s notice, with no time to spare.
It is not unusual to develop bleeding on the brain after a fall. It is somewhat similar to what led to Vanessa Redgrave’s daughter, Natasha Richardson, to succumb after she fell during a ski lesson. Richardson died from an epidural hematoma.
Similar story in Maryborough, Australia. Boy falls off bike. Strikes pavement. Loses consciousness temporarily. Nurse mother recognizes a problem. Takes son to local hospital where general doctor recognizes that a burr hole into the skull is needed to relieve pressure on the brain from bleeding in order to save his life. So he does the procedure for the very first time, while a neurosurgeon guides him on the phone. Boy transferred to Melbourne hospital and survives.
DeWalt drill and country doctor heroes.
See:
- http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25509892-2702,00.html?from=public_rss
- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1578103/epidural_hematoma_caused_natasha_richardsons.html
