it seems these days, you don't need firearms or sharp weapons to kill. apparently, a water bottle can do the job just as well.
yesterday, a 12 year old student was an innocent bystander who was hit with such a bottle accidentally thrown by his school mate. being made of plastic, it is normally light, but filled with water, a 1lit bottle actually weighs 1kg, & can impart considerable impact when forcefully thrown. the result was this life-threatening blood clot in the brain, as shown on this CT scan...
the surgery to remove it was successful but unexpectedly complicated at the end with the presence of fluid in the lungs (deja vu ala A Kugan??) causing the lungs
to look white on a chest xray.....
this was vigourously treated & his lung dramatically improved today....
now that all is well, i wonder if the parents would make a police report on this unfortunate incident, & whether this report would achieve anything, other than for insurance claims. as a concerned parent myself i realise there's no way my kids, or anyone else for that matter, can be guaranteed safe while they go about their daily activities. accidents can & do happen. i can only repeat the prayer of David :
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet. psalms 140:4
10 comments:
Wow, that's scary
Jonzz,
looks like danger lurks around every corner, doesn't it?
That reminds me that during my days, we never had to carry a bottle of water.
That also brought back some scenes I saw in the primary school that Chris went to. A young boy throwing the water bottle (apparently in a temper) in the school compound, and the poor father had to run after picking up the rolling bottle. A young girl throwing the school bag and asked the maid to pick up.
Having said that, yours could be an accident. But it should also be a reminder to parents to tell children not to throw objects supposedly not meant to be thrown :)
I would remember this wisdom -
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not to your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct your paths.
(Proverbs 3:5-6)
For every day we're alive, it's a blessing.
oh no... hope the 12 yo kiddo get well soon...
Yan,
it's distressing that children are getting violent these days, even though this one was accidental.
thanks for the verse. Steve Green has a children's song about it.
Iml,
Amen.
TZ,
he's much better today & should be out of ICU tomorrow.
Hi Doc, wow! That bad, huh? I guess accidents do happen.
I remember old days playing water polo at the Chin Woo pool next to Merdeka stadium, I was hit in my face with the ball...got ko'ed and carried out...fortunately nothing serious.
Nice x-ray pics, doc.
You keep well and have a pleasant weekend, Lee.
Hi Uncle Lee,
you were fortunate to get away unscathed. this will be a hectic weekend - will blog about it when i catch my breath.
cheers!
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