VIDEO: How Nigerian
VIDEO: How Nigerian Surgeon Miraculously Removed Hammer
from a Man’s Neck
VideoLink: https://youtu.be/x0a1QHZF1jk
Dr. Ibekwe Nnaemeka, a senior surgeon at FMC Owerri has
explained how he and his team rescued a 35 years old bricklayer who
accidentally fell off from a storey building while at work and
landed on a hammer.
The incident which has caused controversy amongst social media
users, considering the gory nature pictures of the victim which
flooded the internet few days ago.
He opined that, according to their “Miraculous intra-Op
findings, the hammer neatly passed medial to the Carotid vessel and
IJV and lateral to the Oesophagus, Trachea and the Vertebral
column.
He narrated that, as a senior registrar on call in Ear, Nose,
Throat and Head and Neck Surgeon, he called out 2 ENT Consultants
who quickly raised alarm and invited the Vascular Surgeons, Burns
and plastic, Traumatologist / Spine Surgeons, Anaesthetist, &
Theatre Peri-op Nurses informed to get set.
“Necessary urgent Investigations were done, thanks to our Med.
Laboratory Scientist Friends, who acted promptly as the urgency
demands, gave us 4 units of screened / cross matched blood and
provided the results needed as fast as possible.
“Within a short while, all the invited Surgeons storm the
Casualty, we quickly wheeled the patient to the theatre and Neck
Exploration with foreign body removal was done.
“Patient was later transferred to the ICU by the Anaesthetist
for observation.
“Early this morning when checked, Patient is doing very well,
vitals are still stable,” he said.