Boy on a stick anyone?

133794m3r · 05-11-2008, 12:20 PM

video coverage of this... here's the video report

Byran Cochran suffered an injury that doctors don’t see every day: A two-foot tree branch was plunged into his chest when he fell off his friend’s bike during a crash after its brakes gave way.

A few inches to the left or right and Cochran may not have been able to tell his story, doctors said. The limb was sticking out of him when he arrived at Vanderbilt Hospital.

The limb remained lodged until it was removed in surgery.

"It hurt really bad, and I was feeling sick," he said.

Doctors said sometimes it is first instinct to pull something like the limb out, but doctors said it's a good thing Cochran didn't because he may have bled to death.

Four days and a long surgery later, doctors praised Cochran for keeping his cool and even helping physicians keep theirs.

"As we were trying to make sure he was OK, he was actually making sure we were OK,"said trauma nurse Jackie Ray. "You know, it made it a lot easier on the staff because, of course, the wood sticking out of his shoulder was very distracting."

Cochran, who enjoys football and is the grandson of a former pro, said he's excited that his freakish tumble has excused him from school for the rest of the year, but he offered some words of wisdom for others.

"Wear a helmet and check your brakes if they work," he said.

Cochran hopes to leave the hospital in a few days, but he has a lot of physical therapy to come.

Wow... that was some crazy stuff...

soccerfreak24 · 05-11-2008, 12:21 PM

:-( Dang, that sucks. My friend ran into a tree once, but they got the bit of branch out of his head and he only needed a few stitches.

Scrapz616 · 05-11-2008, 12:24 PM

Damn, that is crazy....
I would hate for that to happen to me, I'd be freaking out with a branch stuck onto me...

133794m3r · 05-11-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by soccerfreak24

:-( Dang, that sucks. My friend ran into a tree once, but they got the bit of branch out of his head and he only needed a few stitches.

yeah.... my cousin when he was younger fell out of a tree.. and a stick went through his head... and yeah... the kid seems to be doing pretty well considering all that happened...

MasterSprtn117 · 05-13-2008, 06:11 PM

Jeez..and I thought my accident where a baseball bat flew at me and hit my teeth was bad....

stkr · 05-13-2008, 06:17 PM

That sucks. I complained when my finger got slammed in the trunk of a car....puts things into perspective...

mr.handsomeman · 05-14-2008, 11:24 AM

i've heard of this hapenning before, i was shocked, but it's still surprising to hear something like this going on again.

EndUnknown · 05-14-2008, 11:30 AM

ouch! sounds painful. congrats on your 3000th post handsomeman

SilentWalrus · 05-14-2008, 11:55 AM

That sucks.
It would suck to get shanked with a branch.

133794m3r · 05-15-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentWalrus

That sucks.
It would suck to get shanked with a branch.

the only worse... getting shanked with a shank in prison whilst in solitary

AnthraX · 05-15-2008, 12:33 PM

one of my friends ran into a tree off of a skiing jump. broke his femur and his arm

and if ur in solitary confinement nobody else is their

papercup291 · 05-15-2008, 12:45 PM

That's just crazy, it's like what happened to the crocodile hunter EXCEPT, he pulled it out and he died...

133794m3r · 05-16-2008, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by AnthraX

and if ur in solitary confinement nobody else is their

*there

but yes... that's why I said it... it's a joke as in you cut yourself... come on get teh joke... it are bein funny

mrs. cutiepie · 05-19-2008, 04:02 PM

wow. he was even checking to see if the nurses and doctors were okay. lol

i would have been too dazed and scared and AHHH to ask if they were okay.

jeebus. ROCK ON KIDDO!

Spicy Meatball · 05-19-2008, 05:53 PM

this isnt the first time i heared about something like this. these ppl are lucky to be alive.

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133794m3r Elite Zuner Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On the interenet. Posts: 2,008 Reputation: 42 $zB: 2213 Donate	Boy on a stick anyone? video coverage of this... here's the video report Byran Cochran suffered an injury that doctors don’t see every day: A two-foot tree branch was plunged into his chest when he fell off his friend’s bike during a crash after its brakes gave way. A few inches to the left or right and Cochran may not have been able to tell his story, doctors said. The limb was sticking out of him when he arrived at Vanderbilt Hospital. The limb remained lodged until it was removed in surgery. "It hurt really bad, and I was feeling sick," he said. Doctors said sometimes it is first instinct to pull something like the limb out, but doctors said it's a good thing Cochran didn't because he may have bled to death. Four days and a long surgery later, doctors praised Cochran for keeping his cool and even helping physicians keep theirs. "As we were trying to make sure he was OK, he was actually making sure we were OK,"said trauma nurse Jackie Ray. "You know, it made it a lot easier on the staff because, of course, the wood sticking out of his shoulder was very distracting." Cochran, who enjoys football and is the grandson of a former pro, said he's excited that his freakish tumble has excused him from school for the rest of the year, but he offered some words of wisdom for others. "Wear a helmet and check your brakes if they work," he said. Cochran hopes to leave the hospital in a few days, but he has a lot of physical therapy to come. Wow... that was some crazy stuff... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ZB Rednecks The best Nascar Racer and sponsor of Rednecks and newly Gay for ZB rednecks.

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soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,890 Reputation: 178 $zB: 39 Donate	:-( Dang, that sucks. My friend ran into a tree once, but they got the bit of branch out of his head and he only needed a few stitches. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Scrapz616 Support Team Super Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,620 Reputation: 129 $zB: 1277 Donate	Damn, that is crazy.... I would hate for that to happen to me, I'd be freaking out with a branch stuck onto me... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Throw Ya L's Up* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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MasterSprtn117 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 655 Reputation: 27 $zB: 599 Donate	Jeez..and I thought my accident where a baseball bat flew at me and hit my teeth was bad.... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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AnthraX Zewbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Reputation: 10 $zB: 22 Donate	one of my friends ran into a tree off of a skiing jump. broke his femur and his arm and if ur in solitary confinement nobody else is their Last edited by Volpe Sinatra : 05-16-2008 at 09:53 AM. Reason: -_-

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papercup291 Posting Disabled Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Location: United States Posts: 11 Reputation: 10 $zB: 2 Donate	That's just crazy, it's like what happened to the crocodile hunter EXCEPT, he pulled it out and he died...

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mrs. cutiepie Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: deep in the <3 of texas Posts: 607 Reputation: 40 $zB: 74 Donate	wow. he was even checking to see if the nurses and doctors were okay. lol i would have been too dazed and scared and AHHH to ask if they were okay. jeebus. ROCK ON KIDDO! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. iloveyoumario

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Spicy Meatball Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: somewhere with porn Posts: 116 Reputation: 13 $zB: 26 Donate	this isnt the first time i heared about something like this. these ppl are lucky to be alive.

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