Trapped man attempts to sever his own arm to survive
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[QUOTE]New York (CNN) -- Trapped in the basement by a broken furnace for three days, and the only hope for survival is to cut off your own arm.
It's certainly a horrifying tale, but it was reality for Jonathan Metz, 31, of West Hartford, Connecticut.
Metz had been trapped in his basement for two days when he smelled rotting flesh and realized his only hope to stay alive was to amputate his left arm, which was trapped by a furnace. So he made a tourniquet just below his shoulder and sawed through 90 percent of his arm before he passed out.
Luckily, neighbors realized they had not seen Metz for a few days and called police, who were able to rescue him with the aid of firefighters.
According to West Hartford Fire Chief Matt Stuart, rescuers ripped apart the furnace using heavy tools and completed the amputation. The arm could not be reattached because of infection.
In a news conference Thursday, trauma doctors from Hartford's St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center who tended to Metz recounted what happened.
"His arm was dying, and once that happens, you release toxins, and he did mention the smell, so he knew something wasn't right," explained Dr. Scott Ellner.
The doctors said there a nerve probably got in the way of Metz finishing the amputation. He will have to undergo a few more surgeries to make the arm viable for a prosthetic.
As of Friday afternoon, Metz was alert and talking to doctors after undergoing muscle flap surgery in the morning, said Tina Varona, the hospital's media relations manager.
Varona said surgeons were able to clean and cover the bone with muscle tissue during the 2 1/2 hour operation. Surgeons say the tissue was "healthy and viable," and they were able to modify and close the wound.
Dr. David Shapiro was inspired by Metz's actions, saying, "The way that he did it was frightening, admirable, horrifying, brave and just amazing to us."
Metz was trying to repair the furnace when he got trapped. Drinking water leaking from the furnace helped keep him alive. [/QUOTE]
Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/11/trapped.man/index.html?hpt=Sbin[/url]
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Does this remind anybody else of that guy who got stuck under a boulder and had to cut his arm off to live?
This guy
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oh shit oh shit oh shit
Imagining this made me hold my arm :(
How did the arm get trapped I wonder?
He needs to get a Mega Man arm cannon.
[QUOTE=PenguinKris;22595294]Imagining this made me hold my arm :([/QUOTE]
which one?
[QUOTE=Edgar Allan Poe;22595253]Does this remind anybody else of that guy who got stuck under a boulder and had to cut his arm off to live?[/QUOTE]
First thing I thought of.
[QUOTE=plokoon9619;22595398][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO7Q1tMGE7g[/media][/QUOTE]
Oh god, what the fuck did I just watch
[QUOTE=Edgar Allan Poe;22595253]Does this remind anybody else of that guy who got stuck under a boulder and had to cut his arm off to live?
This guy
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Wait a second, is that a prosthetic that responds via nerves with a pick on it?
[QUOTE=plokoon9619;22595398][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO7Q1tMGE7g[/media][/QUOTE]
Exactly what I was thinking of.
I guess you could say he cut to the chase.
LOL wow, he cut off his arm for no reason. That has got to be the shittiest thing ever.
[QUOTE=Penguiin;22595988]LOL wow, he cut off his arm for no reason. That has got to be the shittiest thing ever.[/QUOTE]
That thing was dead. Dead flesh spreads. Even if he was going to be saved soon, that amputation was happening anyway and it was probably better that he did it sooner than later.
[B]BAD ASS[/B], no other words needed
Aron Ralston is better.
Takes great courage and self-discipline to actually carry something like that out.
Good fuck.
This is probably my greatest fear.
Fuck drowning, fuck burning alive. This shit is way more scarier imo.
I really can't say if I'd have the balls to cut off my own arm if I had been in his position.
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god fucking damnit every fucking time I knew this was going to be posted fuck
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i was thinking metal gear solid 4 with raiden, just before outer haven
[QUOTE=Edgar Allan Poe;22595253]Does this remind anybody else of that guy who got stuck under a boulder and had to cut his arm off to live?
This guy
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He looks like Dennis in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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Well, not anymore
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This happened to me twice, it wasn't as fun as it seems
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