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Man, 94, Shoots Self, Waits Hours for Help
02.07.2006, 06:46 PM
A 94-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while cleaning his shotgun is expected to make a full recovery, despite waiting until the next morning to ask for help.
Marcus Sturghill was trying to clean his .20-gauge shotgun when it discharged and hit him with a load of birdshot in the abdomen about 7 p.m. Sunday, Crittenden County sheriff's investigator Thomas Martin said.
Martin said Sturghill waited for a home health care nurse to arrive about 8:30 a.m. Monday before asking for medical attention.
Before the nurse arrived, Sturghill had cleaned the wound and wrapped it with a towel, Martin said. Sturghill was flown to The Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., and was in stable condition Tuesday
http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/02/07/ap2507850.html
OK, you win the tough guy of the year award....
02.07.2006, 06:46 PM
A 94-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while cleaning his shotgun is expected to make a full recovery, despite waiting until the next morning to ask for help.
Marcus Sturghill was trying to clean his .20-gauge shotgun when it discharged and hit him with a load of birdshot in the abdomen about 7 p.m. Sunday, Crittenden County sheriff's investigator Thomas Martin said.
Martin said Sturghill waited for a home health care nurse to arrive about 8:30 a.m. Monday before asking for medical attention.
Before the nurse arrived, Sturghill had cleaned the wound and wrapped it with a towel, Martin said. Sturghill was flown to The Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., and was in stable condition Tuesday
http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/02/07/ap2507850.html
OK, you win the tough guy of the year award....