On the night of last Saturday, December 17,
an unexpected incident occurred in the emergency department of Sainte-Musse Hospital in Toulon, France.
An 88-year-old man had a subtle expression and asked medical staff for help: "There is a World War I artillery shell stuck in my anus."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was frightened.
One of the emergency department staff said:
"We are used to finding unusual objects in patients where they shouldn't be inserted. Like an apple, a mango, even a can of shaving foam...
But a cannonball? I have never encountered this situation before! "
The uncle revealed that the cannonball was found at his brother's house, but why it was stuck in his anus, he did not say.
In addition, the uncle also assured:
Don’t worry, this shell has been demilitarized.
However, the medical staff did not dare to act rashly.
After all, this was a cannonball, and if it exploded, the consequences would be disastrous.
The hospital immediately called and contacted EOD experts to confirm the situation.
During this period, the hospital organized the evacuation of some departments with the help of on-site security guards and firefighters.
Some patients were transferred to other hospitals from 9 to 11:30 that night.
The staff set up a tent in front of the hospital and asked the uncle to stay in the tent first.
After arriving at the scene, EOD experts checked the condition of the shells in Daye Juli.
After careful inspection, as the uncle said,
EOD personnel confirmed that the device is not explosive and is now only used for storage.
Finally, the people on site felt at ease and could consider taking out the shells for the uncle.
The surgeon performed an operation on the uncle and removed the cannonball from the abdomen.
This cannonball is about 18cm long and 9cm in diameter. It is quite a big guy.
It is reported that the uncle is currently in good health and the shells have been handed over to EOD experts.
On Monday morning,
hospital management sent an email to thank the staff for their calm response when encountering unexpected situations.
After the incident spread, foreign netizens were stunned:
"The surgeon during the operation."
"Grandpa came out of the emergency room."
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"I looked to see if this was the news on April 1st..."
"(Uncle) maybe he is a fan of Arsenal ."
Some netizens remember that this is not the first time that a similar incident has happened.
In December last year, a British man claimed that when he was cleaning out his collection, he put a World War II artillery shell on the ground.
unexpectedly slipped and fell and sat down on the cannonball.
The hospital also contacted the explosive ordnance disposal team, but fortunately it was a false alarm in the end.
The doctor removed the cannonball from the man's body. The shell is about 17 centimeters long and 6 centimeters in diameter.
After the incident, the doctor pointed out that
if the shell penetrated the man's intestines, his life might be in danger.
One year after the incident, the 88-year-old French man staged the second season of "Cannonball".
I hope no one will make the same mistake again in the future...
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