MIKA27 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Construction Worker Impaled Through The Brain Is A Modern-Day Phineas Gauge If you've ever taken a psychology course, you'll have heard of Phineas Gage, the man who survived having a railroad tie driven through his skull. It sounds like a one-of-a-kind thing, but a Brazilian construction worker just survived a similar injury. Eduardo Leite, the 24-year-old construction worker with a hell of a lot of luck, fell off the fifth floor of a building under construction and landed on a 1.8m iron bar that pierced both his hard hat and the back of his skull, popping out right between his eyes. Even after getting the new hole in his head, Leite remained conscious and lucid, eventually telling doctors what had happened to him. The bar was carefully removed in a gruelling five-hour surgery. Luiz Alexandre Essinger, chief of staff at the hospital where Leite was treated, told the AP: He was taken to the operating room, his skull was opened, they examined the brain and the surgeon decided to pull the metal bar out from the front in the same direction it entered the brain … Today, he continues well, with few complaints for a five-hour-long surgery. He says he feels little pain. The specific function of the damaged part of Leite's brain isn't known, but it seemingly isn't required stay alive. Leite is likely to remain at the hospital for up to two weeks following the surgery, and exactly what has happened to his brain probably won't be clear until he starts getting back to "normal" life. Whatever the damage may be, he's damn lucky to be alive. [The Guardian] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghabanos Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Omg. What incredible luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritan Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'm reaching for a cigar to calm my nerves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 That's nothing, once I stapled two fingers together putting in new staples, and while hopping about trying to take the staple out, I stood on an upturned plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul3 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Putting aside that little detail of an iron bar poking him in the noodle. How did he survive a fall from 5 story's up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigatoh Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well the iron bar could have been part of the frame work for the fourth floor for all we know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 If I were him I would have told the doctors what happened to me and then had someone go buy me a lotto ticket...instant brazillionaire...get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtE Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I've certainly heard a lot about Phineas Gauge in my psych studies. What an interesting case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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