Nicholas Rossi, aged 13, fell off his bike and hit his head on a pavement in Maryborough, Victoria causing severe head injuries. By the time Rossi arrived at the hospital he was slipping in and out of consciousness.
The doctor, Rob Carson, having never attempted the surgery before was talked through the procedure by a Melbourne neurosurgeon. As the hospital was so small it was not equipped with neurological drills and Dr. Carson, using his initiative, took a household drill from the hospital’s maintenance room.
“Dr. Carson came over to us and said, ‘I am going to have to drill into (Nicholas) to relieve the pressure on the brain — we’ve got one shot at this and one shot only,’” the boy’s father, Michael Rossi, told The Australian.
A blood clot was removed, relieving the pressure on the boy’s brain and ultimately saving his life.
Dr. Carson, being rather modest about his quick thinking, told the newspaper, “It is not a personal achievement, it is just a part of the job and I had a very good team of people helping me.”
Please don’t try this at home.
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