[SEL] O.T. Big Splinter - Be Careful!!

[Paul Maples]

Click on the URL below to see a bad accident involving a big splinter.

http://community.webshots.com/slideshow?ID=265468719&key=GFhMIS

This is an actual emergency room photo of a gentleman who lost control
of his motorcycle on a country road in West Virginia. Troopers believe
that he was traveling at a speed of approximately 75 mph at the time of
the
accident.   He was unable to negotiate a curve in the road.
Unfortunately for him, upon striking the ditch and being ejected from
the bike, he landed back end first on a fencepost from an old barnyard
fence that was downed on the side of the road.
The good news is that after about 6 months, this man made a full
recovery after suffering a shattered hip, broken leg, several broken
ribs, internal injuries, and "soft tissue" damage. Doctors credited his
recovery to the fact that the post  lodged itself so tightly that there
was little or no blood loss.