Ok, so around 4 PM yesterday I get a call from a colleague's cellphone that, he has met with an accident just around the corner. Me and some other colleagues rush to the spot. I got another call from him that he is on the way to St John's ER and the injuries are serious and asked me to take care of the bike he was riding. We reached the spot, saw blood and the bike parked along side the road. We hired a rick to St. John's ER and saw him.
It was pathetic. His palm was bleeding and the friend was crying with excrutiating pain. When asked by the ER on call medic, he described the entire accident.
He was riding at 30 KMPH. Some vehicle brushed him. He lost his balance. Fell flat on the road with arms extended. Truck's rear wheel went on the back of his palm. He saw his palm stuck underneath, and the wheel did not go over it. It skidded along with the palm for some minor distance, braked and the wheel rolled behind.
No one helped. The side swiper was nowhere to be seen. The trucker did not stop (guess he did not know what happened). People did not care. Little help offered. Some good Samaritian came in and helped him get the bike aside, and took him to St. Johns.
The good Samaritian was illiterate and could hardly speak any english or Hindi. He did not take any money and was there till we came and left quitely w/o making a noise.
Damage: Bones behind his palm all broken and twisted, wrist bones cartilages etc dis located. Palm twisted in an angle best not described here. After multiple X-rays, the Plastic surgeon wanted an othopedic opinion as well. The surgery was going to be major, followed by observation, followed by physiohtherapy. Would it heal 100% ?
Docs say: Will try for 100% perfection but very very difficult.
The surgeon asked to touch each finger to the thumb and my friend could manage it quite well actually, nearly.
He came out of surgery in the morning at 3AM. Looked fine. Lets see.
So this is what life has become. Fast, modern. Dude is a BE Comp. Critical resource. Most important, the hand was his right hand. Hails from AP and no relatives here.
When Moses (peace be unto him) asked God Almighty:
What would you ask the most, God, if there was some other God over and above you.
God Replied: If there was someone above me (which there is none), I would ask for good health.
Was at the ER for over 5 hours, saw 2 emergencies which resulted in death. There was moaning, crying, emotions were so I high, that sometimes even the billing section lady would get up with mouth covered to see what the commotion is about. Not a nice place to be. I went to a place which I thought would lead to a toilet and saw something on a stretcher which was covered from head to toe. It was a corpse lying unclaimed. Damn that was spooky. Didn't feel like peeing all of a sudden.
Sorry mods for the long post. Did not intend to pen down so much but I guess my fingers did not stop. |