Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow, ow, ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow, ow.

**Rain Man** · 04-21-2006, 07:20 PM

It's a good thing he was already stupid, or this could have caused a lot of damage.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12425803/
Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head

33-year-old meth user attempted suicide using nail gun, doctors say

Updated: 7:32 p.m. ET April 21, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon man who went to a hospital complaining of a headache was found to have 12 nails embedded in his skull from a suicide attempt with a nail gun, doctors say.
Surgeons removed the nails with needle-nosed pliers and a drill, and the man survived with no serious lasting effects, according to a report on the medical oddity in the current issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.
The unidentified 33-year-old man was suicidal and high on methamphetamine last year when he fired the nails — up to 2 inches in length — into his head one by one.

The nails were not visible when doctors first examined the man in the emergency room of an unidentified Oregon hospital a day later. Doctors were surprised when X-rays revealed six nails clustered between his right eye and ear, two below his right ear and four on the left side of his head.
The study did not say how long the nails were, and a hospital spokeswoman refused to release that information. A photo published in the study suggests the nails range from 1½ to 2 inches long.
No one before is known to have survived after intentionally firing so many foreign objects into the head, according to the report, written by Dr. G. Alexander West, the neurosurgeon who oversaw the treatment of the patient.
The man at first told doctors he had had a nail gun accident, but later admitted it was a suicide attempt.
The nails came close to major blood vessels and the brain stem but did not pierce them. The patient was in remarkably good condition when he was transferred to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where the nails were removed.
The patient was later transferred to psychiatric care and stayed under court order for nearly a month before leaving against doctors’ orders.

hypersensitiveZO6 · 04-21-2006, 07:24 PM

"I will get you Shooter!"
-Happy Gilmore

seclark · 04-21-2006, 07:25 PM

dude needs a better nail gun
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greg63 · 04-21-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by seclark

dude needs a better nail gun
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...And longer nails, obviously, it's hard to believe that he can shoot six nails into his head and maintain consciousness. :shake..... oops better not SNR might start a thread about it.

AirForceChief · 04-21-2006, 08:15 PM

"No one before is known to have survived after intentionally firing so many foreign objects into the head..."

Please, someone tell GoChiefs there's a record within his reach...you go boy!!

04-21-2006, 08:19 PM

I once shot my finger with a finish nailer. I nearly survived.

JBucc · 04-21-2006, 08:22 PM

If I were to commit suicide I'd probably lay my head on a railroad track.

SLAG · 04-21-2006, 08:27 PM

Adam Corolla from Love Line thinks we should all carry an cyanide pill in the corner of our cheek... so that when we get to a point that we have to die Just bite down and be done...

I can think of some uses for such a device

Boon · 04-21-2006, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Surgeons removed the nails with needle-nosed pliers and a drill

Couldn't theey find any real medical equipment?
Or did they remove them in a garage?

SLAG · 04-21-2006, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88-31-10

Couldn't theey find any real medical equipment?
Or did they remove them in a garage?

they werent really surgons,

it was his f'd up buddys.

they Lied to the police when they came and said they were surgons and took the damn nails out

JBucc · 04-21-2006, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG02

Adam Corolla from Love Line thinks we should all carry an cyanide pill in the corner of our cheek... so that when we get to a point that we have to die Just bite down and be done...

I can think of some uses for such a device

Cyanide can get old and fail to kill you like those guys who assassinated Franz Ferdinand. Maybe a grenade surgically implanted in our head would be better. And more fun for the observers.

**Skip Towne** · 04-21-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88-31-10

Couldn't theey find any real medical equipment?
Or did they remove them in a garage?

I would have used a claw hammer.

**RealSNR** · 04-21-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greg63

...And longer nails, obviously, it's hard to believe that he can shoot six nails into his head and maintain consciousness. :shake..... oops better not SNR might start a thread about it.

Frankie · 04-21-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's a good thing he was already stupid, or this could have caused a lot of damage.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12425803/
Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head

33-year-old meth user attempted suicide using nail gun, doctors say

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=138806
I wonder if the nail gun is available cheap?

AirForceChief · 04-21-2006, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBucc

If I were to commit suicide I'd probably lay my head on a railroad track.

Before or after?

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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3328491 VARSITY	Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow, ow, ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow, ow. It's a good thing he was already stupid, or this could have caused a lot of damage. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12425803/ Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head 33-year-old meth user attempted suicide using nail gun, doctors say Updated: 7:32 p.m. ET April 21, 2006 PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon man who went to a hospital complaining of a headache was found to have 12 nails embedded in his skull from a suicide attempt with a nail gun, doctors say. Surgeons removed the nails with needle-nosed pliers and a drill, and the man survived with no serious lasting effects, according to a report on the medical oddity in the current issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery. The unidentified 33-year-old man was suicidal and high on methamphetamine last year when he fired the nails — up to 2 inches in length — into his head one by one. The nails were not visible when doctors first examined the man in the emergency room of an unidentified Oregon hospital a day later. Doctors were surprised when X-rays revealed six nails clustered between his right eye and ear, two below his right ear and four on the left side of his head. The study did not say how long the nails were, and a hospital spokeswoman refused to release that information. A photo published in the study suggests the nails range from 1½ to 2 inches long. No one before is known to have survived after intentionally firing so many foreign objects into the head, according to the report, written by Dr. G. Alexander West, the neurosurgeon who oversaw the treatment of the patient. The man at first told doctors he had had a nail gun accident, but later admitted it was a suicide attempt. The nails came close to major blood vessels and the brain stem but did not pierce them. The patient was in remarkably good condition when he was transferred to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where the nails were removed. The patient was later transferred to psychiatric care and stayed under court order for nearly a month before leaving against doctors’ orders.
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