Man survives 4-inch nail in skull. (Interesting X-Ray!!)

[Vektor]

Dentist finds source of toothache — six days later

A dental office X-ray reveals a four-inch nail embedded in the skull of Patrick Lawler, 23. A dentist found the source of the toothache Patrick Lawler was complaining about on the roof of his mouth: a four-inch nail the construction worker had unknowingly embedded in his skull six days earlier.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6833176/?GT1=6065

[ashling]

1. We are remodeling our house

Today my wife said she did NOT want me use a nail gun,

[Vektor]

2. They can be pretty dangerous...

...this is the second story I have seen recently like this.

[gizmo1979]

3. How cool is that!

[LisaLynne]

4. Aaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

Ok, I'm officially freaked out. Blllaaaahhhh! Just give me a hammer. A smashed thumb I can deal with.

[bobbyboucher]

5. How odd, no health insurance and a $100,000 bill.

That's unusual.

[mountainvue]

17. Workman's comp? n/t

[DS1]

6. Despite his lack of medical insurance and hospital bills between $80,000 a

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


wow, shame

besides, this'll get locked anyway

[Vektor]

11. Why?

What's wrong?

[DS1]

15. probaly a dupe

[WindRavenX]

7. how do you NOT realize you have a flippin' nail IN YOUR BRAIN??

:wtf:

Seriously, how do you not realize that there's a fucking nail in your skull??

[Elidor]

20. I'm guessing he wasn't using that much of his brain to begin with

[fshrink]

8. Phineas Gage had a

3 ft/1" tamping iron shoot through his left frontal hemisphere. The main dangers here are hemorrhage and/or infection. Other than that, as long as the tissue loss is not too important...

[rabbit2484]

21. I had a horrible infection in my finger

after one of the numerous times I've shot my self. The glue and coating on the nails can be nasty.

I've only shot myself in the hand/finger area and was actually shot in the leg last month in a friendly duel, which only went in about one-eighth of an inch.

I still get yelled at by my foreman for having hand by the gun. Oh well, old habits are hard to break right.

[Fleshdancer]

9. how in the hell do you NOT know there's a 4 inch nail in your face??

I feel every bit of pain when my dentist has to give me a shot and yet this guy gets a nail in his head and only complains of a toothache??? How odd. :shrug:

[Bouncy Ball]

10. Oh my God.

It was painful just to look at that x-ray.

The only thing I can think is that it happened so suddenly and so cleanly that he didn't feel it. I mean the end of the nail was probably super sharp. If it wasn't, he might have felt it.

I'm sure he noticed SOMETHING, it just didn't register.

And if it didn't hurt going in, then he's only going to notice the side effects of it being in there later.

[geomon666]

12. That's nothing.

Check this guy out and yes...he lived.

[Vektor]

13. Oh my.

I'm sure he has no nose now.
Yessh...do you know how this happened?

[Gusto md]

14. Similar to an article I read about the * Chimperor *

'Man survives with four inch brain in skull'!!

And, seriously... how could you not be aware, any ideas??!! You get home from work, and the wife enquires.... 'What's that blood on your shirt, did you have a bleeding nose today?'

'No honey, a fucking four inch piece of steel is lodged in my fuckin head...Thanks for reminding me.... I had forgotten all about it.'

[alittlelark]

16. LOL!!!!! ...but 4" sounds like a bit of an overestimation

of his brain size! Welcome!:hi:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

18. I'll bet if he had two two inch nails he woulda knowed it.... eom.

[bin.dare]

19. "I hate when that happens"

billy crystal skit on SNL.

[Moderator]

22. not Latest Breaking News

moving to the Lounge.