A man on a hiking trip in Australia slips and impales himself on a hiking pole, reports say. One outlet describes the pole as about a metre long. The injured person is identified as a nurse who works in wound care. After the incident, he performs a self-assessment of the injury and continues his hike, later covering about 16 kilometres off the mountain. Both sources report that he characterises the wound as relatively minor despite the impalement. After reaching his destination, he seeks help, according to the accounts. The reports do not provide further details about the exact location, timing, or the full nature of the medical treatment he receives, beyond noting his initial decision to assess his condition himself and to continue walking before getting assistance. The coverage is consistent that the injury occurs from slipping while outdoors, the hiking pole causes impalement, and the man remains mobile enough to hike down a distance of roughly 16 kilometres.
Nurse impales himself on hiking pole, then hikes 16km to seek help
A man on a hiking trip in Australia slips and impales himself on a hiking pole, reports say. One outlet describes the pole as about a metre long. The injured person is identified as a nurse who works...
- A man slips while hiking and impales himself on a hiking pole.
- The pole is described as about a metre long.
- The man is a nurse who works in wound care.
- After self-assessing the injury, he continues hiking down.
- He covers about 16 kilometres off the mountain before seeking help.
“Tis but a flesh wound,” said the man, a nurse who works in wound care, after making a self-assessment of the gruesome injury.
2 hours ago“Tis but a flesh wound,” said the man, a nurse who works in wound care, after making a self-assessment of the gruesome injury.
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