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U.K. FFs Assist With 'Private' Matter
BY MATT SMITH
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Daily Echo (Newsquest Regional Press)
Posted: Fri, 01/08/2010 - 16:13
Updated: Fri, 01/08/2010 - 16:26 ..
A man who got his genitalia stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by eight firefighters using an industrial grinder.
The heavy duty cutting gear had to be used to remove the three-inch long hollow pipe after medics were unable to release it.
The painstaking operation, which involved eight firefighters, took around an hour.
The drama began after the man took himself to the accident and emergency department of Southampton General Hospital.
Restricted blood flow had left the man in a state of arousal, and unable to remove the pipe.
Staff there were so concerned that they phoned the emergency services and a crew from the Redbridge Fire Station were initially dispatched.
But they had to bring in backup from St Mary's station which has a fire truck equipped with specialist cutting gear.
A disc gutter cutter, with a four-and-a-half-inch blade, was used to slice open the stainless steel pipe.
The man, in his 30s, offered no explanation for his predicament but was said to be "quite concerned and anxious". He had been given an anesthetic to prepare for the procedure.
St Mary's crew manager Adrian Johnson said: "It was a very delicate operation. We did not want anything heating up.
The person who did it deserves a commendation for his nerve and steady hand."
Meanwhile, watch manager Greg Garrett from Redbridge station added: "I've only come across this type of thing three or four times in my 17 years as a firefighter. It's not a daily occurrence."
The man's private parts were left bruised and swollen.
BY MATT SMITH
-
Daily Echo (Newsquest Regional Press)
Posted: Fri, 01/08/2010 - 16:13
Updated: Fri, 01/08/2010 - 16:26 ..
A man who got his genitalia stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by eight firefighters using an industrial grinder.
The heavy duty cutting gear had to be used to remove the three-inch long hollow pipe after medics were unable to release it.
The painstaking operation, which involved eight firefighters, took around an hour.
The drama began after the man took himself to the accident and emergency department of Southampton General Hospital.
Restricted blood flow had left the man in a state of arousal, and unable to remove the pipe.
Staff there were so concerned that they phoned the emergency services and a crew from the Redbridge Fire Station were initially dispatched.
But they had to bring in backup from St Mary's station which has a fire truck equipped with specialist cutting gear.
A disc gutter cutter, with a four-and-a-half-inch blade, was used to slice open the stainless steel pipe.
The man, in his 30s, offered no explanation for his predicament but was said to be "quite concerned and anxious". He had been given an anesthetic to prepare for the procedure.
St Mary's crew manager Adrian Johnson said: "It was a very delicate operation. We did not want anything heating up.
The person who did it deserves a commendation for his nerve and steady hand."
Meanwhile, watch manager Greg Garrett from Redbridge station added: "I've only come across this type of thing three or four times in my 17 years as a firefighter. It's not a daily occurrence."
The man's private parts were left bruised and swollen.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Station10Capt106 on
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yea, I remember a story about a guy and a park bench or something like that. I'm glad it is not a common occurance as the guy above said. But I have been on for 16 years and that hasn't happened to us yet, he said it has 3 or 4 times!
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Permalink Reply by Roy Walker on
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Hopefully it wasn't always the same guy!!!
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Permalink Reply by ashfire on
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I remember in EMT training the old training movies that we would get to watch and one was on injuries to the genitals. There was the one of a man and a woman standing in a doorway and having the door closed on his member or the man castrating a pig and the pig decided to return the favor. The instructor on the film tried to come up with a few puns for the injuries. The doorway injury was like "Its Impolite To Point".
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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This one gave me a head ache. There are so many places I could go with this one. maybe the Jr's could put their hands over their monitors. ;/body>
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Permalink Reply by Chris Adams on
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How do you keep from laughing?
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Permalink Reply by Patrick Kelley on
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wow, makes mine hurt thinking about it
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so now there will be an additional warning on Viagra to stay away from metal pipes while using the pill. Smilin' Bob probably wouldn't be smiling after this.
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