Free Health Care All The Way - :D

BOAS_N_PYTHONS · 01-18-05, 05:13 PM

EVERYONE:

This was sent to me and I thought - wow!

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A dentist found the source of the toothache Patrick Lawler was complaining about on the roof of his mouth: a 10-centimetre nail the construction worker had unknowingly embedded in his skull six days earlier. A nail gun backfired on Lawler, 23, on Jan. 6 while working in Breckenridge, a ski resort town in the central Colorado mountains. The tool sent a nail into a piece of wood nearby, but Lawler didn't realize a second nail had shot through his mouth, said his sister.

Following the accident, Lawler had what he thought was a minor toothache and blurry vision. On Wednesday, after painkillers and ice didn't ease the pain, he went to a dental office where his wife works. "We all are friends, so I thought the (dentists) were joking...then the doctor came out and said 'There's really a nail,'" his wife reported.

He was taken to a suburban Denver hospital, where he underwent a four-hour surgery. The nail had plunged about four centimetres into his brain, barely missing his right eye. "This is the second one we've seen in this hospital where the person was injured by the nail gun and didn't actually realize the nail had been imbedded in their skull," the neurosurgeon said. "But it's a pretty rare injury."

Despite his lack of medical insurance and hospital bills between $80,000 and $100,000 US, his wife Katerina said her husband is in good spirits.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/

Tony Pharosx

Asian Jon · 01-18-05, 05:17 PM

My calculus teacher told me that yesterday. I found it odd how he unknowingly embedded the nail in his skull. *ouch!

Removed_2815 · 01-18-05, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by Asian Jon
I found it odd how he unknowingly embedded the nail in his skull.

I find this odd:
"This is the second one we've seen in this hospital where the person was injured by the nail gun and didn't actually realize the nail had been imbedded in their skull," the neurosurgeon said."

BOAS_N_PYTHONS · 01-18-05, 05:33 PM

JON:

I actually worked alot with power air nail guns for a roofing company in my younger years and the speed these nails can come out are insane especially when you find out some yahoooo modifies his gun without the safety on it. Literally 3 - 5 nails on 1 point and shoot. I saw them all go into the wood in same area all side by side some just fly into the air so who knows how it got him in the head - maybe came direct from the mouth and assumed it was something else, who knows

Tony

crazy4reptiles · 01-18-05, 05:37 PM

That is way too crazy... I read that in the paper yesterday.... I knicked my finger with a nail gun once and it hurt like hell, so how that would go unnoticed for 6 days is really strange.. maybe he was really high or somthing?

Rikki · 01-18-05, 05:38 PM

I saw that on tv the other day, ouch!

oscar · 01-18-05, 06:42 PM

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Free Health Care All The Way

ok, free health care is wonderful on paper, but it has its limits too. i know both sides of the story as i am an american and my wife is canadian. when she was in CA and suffering from some intense migraines, it took her 2 weeks to see her doc and another week to get x-rays. if this guy was in CA, he might not have a $80K bill, but he very well might still have it in his skull waiting for his appointment. on the other hand, my sis-in-law is beating breat cancer and the gov't has been right onthe ball and she is doing fantastically.

two sides to every coin.

peterm15 · 01-18-05, 06:57 PM

well no matter what anyone says the canadian health system is good... could be better but good... my mom used to suffer from migranes (alot) and she went in one day they put her on oxygen and gave her a shot of something... thes had 1 since... and that was 12 years ago... and just last year she had a heart attack at 43 and before she was even able to give her health card they pulled he in and had almost a hole cardiac ward helping her... she had a massive blockage and a heart attack that was more than anough to kill her... they cought it just in time...

granted it could be better but they do go by severity rather than the size of the wallet... and as for family docs... i can usually get in the next day and wait no more than 20 min..

peterm15 · 01-18-05, 06:58 PM

well no matter what anyone says the canadian health system is good... could be better but good... my mom used to suffer from migranes (alot) and she went in one day they put her on oxygen and gave her a shot of something... thes had 1 since... and that was 12 years ago... and just last year she had a heart attack at 43 and before she was even able to give her health card they pulled he in and had almost a hole cardiac ward helping her... she had a massive blockage and a heart attack that was more than anough to kill her... they cought it just in time...

granted it could be better but they do go by severity rather than the size of the wallet... and as for family docs... i can usually get in the next day and wait no more than 20 min..

just to let you know im very one sided as i dont know very much about usa's health care.. so...

BOAS_N_PYTHONS · 01-18-05, 07:22 PM

EVERYONE:

Lets keep this calm this is stroking political genre and it might get shut down.

Tony

CDN-Cresties · 01-18-05, 07:32 PM

Thats one expensive bill. I'd wish I could say more but...

oscar · 01-18-05, 08:22 PM

lol.. i was wondering if anyone was going to be offended. that was not my purpose at all.. i just want people to see that all systems have their pros and cons.. no system whether it be political, a health care system, or even your way to care for your creatures has its pros and cons.

broad encompassing statements create blind spots that create problems. i did not claim that a private health care system was better, just that it has it strong points..

marisa · 01-18-05, 08:29 PM

No more political talk or the thread will be closed.

Sorry guys, but it's a clear rule and helps us all keep calm when it comes to these discussions.

Marisa

peterm15 · 01-18-05, 10:25 PM

this is political??? lol... just to clarify i wasnt getting upset.. i was actually having a good time... no offence given (i hope) and none taken.. lol...

and it is true... no matter what system.. wether it be health or game.... everything has pros and cons...

i was reading through my g-friends bio book and in 1843 a guy got some spike or bar or something through his head.. and the only difference between him before and after is he went from being a quiet shy person to a very short tempered person... i found that humerous...

Removed_2815 · 01-18-05, 10:42 PM

You must be talking about Phineas Gage! Anyone who has taken pysch in University should be familiar with this case study... Not one of my favourite courses.
Ryan