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Stolen from Gruntworks.     Where they have the interesting question, EOD or ER- who you gonna call?

Stolen from Gruntworks.

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Where they have the interesting question, EOD or ER- who you gonna call?

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  1. captainned

    He’ll be lucky to keep the arm.

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  2. SFC Dunlap 173d RVN

    EOD first – MED Team close sequenced from behind sandbag revetment.

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  3. Jimbro

    If it went lateral to the proximal humerus it would conceivably miss a lot of vital structures in the axilla. In that case the deltoid muscle and axillary nerve would be at risk. Medial to the humeral head puts the artery and nerves at risk creating major disability or loss of limb. Through the humeral head is a whole ‘nother headache. Wish I knew more of the story but I’m glad he didn’t stroll into my ER.

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  4. Casey Tompkins

    I expect you would prefer to treat him after the round was disabled, then? 🙂

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  5. Mário Vilela, Brazil

    It happened in December 2001. The man was a Colombian gendarme, from a counter-insurgency unit, and the mortar bomb had been fired by FARC. Unfortunately, he died from a respiratory failure during the cirurgical procedure to remove the — live — bomb. Here’s a newspaper article, in Spanish: http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-707690

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