“Yikes, I’ve never seen a single impalement. How did you get so lucky?”
Over 30 years fire/ems.
I mis-spoke, it was 1/2” all-thread used to hang sprinkler pipe. Guy on a scissor lift lifted himself up to the ceiling and ran it through about a foot of his upper leg.
Windshield was unrestrained passenger in frontal collision. Head stuck through the glass like a Chinese finger trap. We sawed out a piece and sent pt to the hospital with a big glass collar.
Fence post was unsuccessfully trying to climb over a pointy fence.
I haven’t ran the 10 penny nail call but did run a pt that dropped a large knife and stepped on it just as it landed point up.
The day is still young though...
You guys sure do have to witness and endure a lot. We really appreciate having you guys on duty 24x7.
In high school physics, we were studying sound and there was a “siren disc” sitting on a motor shaft. No guard. It had unsharpened square-edge teeth like a circular saw blade.
I turned on the motor before class started, the disc spun up, and then came right off the end of the shaft. It was sitting there spinning on the table top. I freaked out, thought “Wow, I’m in big trouble. What do I do?” so I impulsively grabbed the still spinning blade to stop it. Big mistake — ZIP, right to the bone between my left index finger and middle finger. The amazing thing is it didn’t cut any nerves and it just took some stitches to close it up. No neurosurgeon needed. Haven’t had any problem with either finger.
Then there was the time I nearly died with an 1,800 lb steam boiler safety valve went off next to me and sucked 800 degree water out of the steam drum and a burner ignitor nearly lopped off a finger. I can’t believe I’m in one piece at age 71!