Mar 6, 2010: 1961 - Surgeon does self-surgery

Agent-G · 03-05-2010, 08:26 PM

I saw this story on another site, searched it here and couldn't find it, but thought it would be a good submission to the Cellar.

In early May 1961 a Russian surgeon named Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov was the only medical personal on a mission to the Antarctic to build a new base. On this mission, Rogozov diagnosed himself with acute appendicitis. Being the only surgeon in a remote location gave him little option; he had to preform the surgery himself or die.

I can't even imagine having steady hands while operating on myself.

link - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/dec15_1/b4965

Nirvana · 03-05-2010, 10:03 PM

Truly amazing!

ZenGum · 03-06-2010, 12:32 AM

That took a lot of guts.

In Soviet Russia, not need capitalist bourgeois doctor to take out appendix.

Seriously, an appendectomy is relatively simple; I'm surprised he didn't teach someone else how to do it. Or maybe there was an assistant on standby.

rditlkustoleit · 03-06-2010, 01:42 AM

True intestinal fortitude!

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SPUCK · 03-06-2010, 04:50 AM

How did he see?? I'd expect a mirror or something.

Adak · 03-06-2010, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPUCK

How did he see?? I'd expect a mirror or something.

He had a mirror, in the hands of an assistant.

No smoke, however!

It made the image backward, so he worked mostly by touch, he said, and without gloves.

richlevy · 03-06-2010, 07:44 AM

It's a lot easier than performing your own circumcision.

BTW, he got himself a wiki page.

Quote:

14 March 1934, Dauria Station, Chita Oblast, Soviet Union — 21 September 2000, Saint Petersburg, Russia)

I still give more points to the guy who wasn't a surgeon, had to cut off his own leg while alone, and then go for help.

Gravdigr · 03-06-2010, 02:30 PM

I wonder if was his own 'preferred provider'. Or did he have to pay himself, and wait for a reimbursement?

Trilby · 03-06-2010, 05:30 AM

"Ok, I'll do it, but I'm going to need a LOT of pain meds after."

Griff · 03-06-2010, 06:52 AM

Wow, nice find Agent-G. Well played Leonid.

newtimer · 03-06-2010, 07:22 AM

"Quick, Ivan, I need a clamp right here. Now. NOW! (sigh) Dammit, would you put down that frakkin' camera and look at where I'm pointing?!?"

Kolbenfresser · 03-06-2010, 04:56 PM

I like this one, although it was neither a surgeon nor surgery:

Surgical Procedure: Amputation of Right Arm
In September of 2007 Parker a Farmer from South Carolina was harvesting corn when some stalks got stuck in a set of rollers that shuck the cut corn. He reached in the still-running machine to pull the stalks out and the rollers grabbed first his glove and then his hand. Parker tried yelling for help, but there was no one near the isolated field in Kershaw County. For more than an hour, he tried to pull his hand free, only to have it pulled ever further into the machinery. He was able to reach an iron bar and jam it into a chain-and-sprocket that drove the rollers, and, with his fingers growing numb he pulled out a small pocketknife and started to cut his own fingers off to free himself. Before he could do that the sprocket grinding against the rod he’d jammed in it threw off sparks and set the ground litter on fire. Parker then knew he had to cut his arm off or die right there. Parker credits the fire with keeping him from passing out from the shock of cutting through his arm. When he got down to the bone, he dropped onto the ground, using the force of his own weight to break the bone and free him from the machine. When he was finally loose he got in his pickup truck and started driving his truck into the middle of the road to force a car to stop. Finally a motorist stopped and a rescue helicopter was called in to take him to a hospital. Parker spent three weeks in a burn center before going home.

Interesting Fact: While he was recuperating, about 25 of his neighbors got together to finish harvesting his corn.

http://listverse.com/2008/12/09/top-...elf-surgeries/

SamIam · 03-06-2010, 06:58 PM

Wow! Gives a whole new meaning to critters that gnaw their foot out of a trap.Humans can do it too.

03-05-2010, 08:26 PM	#1
Agent-G Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe, California Posts: 103	Mar 6, 2010: 1961 - Surgeon does self-surgery I saw this story on another site, searched it here and couldn't find it, but thought it would be a good submission to the Cellar. In early May 1961 a Russian surgeon named Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov was the only medical personal on a mission to the Antarctic to build a new base. On this mission, Rogozov diagnosed himself with acute appendicitis. Being the only surgeon in a remote location gave him little option; he had to preform the surgery himself or die. I can't even imagine having steady hands while operating on myself. link - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/dec15_1/b4965 Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 03-05-2010 at 10:28 PM.

03-05-2010, 10:03 PM	#2
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Truly amazing! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

03-06-2010, 12:32 AM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	That took a lot of guts. In Soviet Russia, not need capitalist bourgeois doctor to take out appendix. Seriously, an appendectomy is relatively simple; I'm surprised he didn't teach someone else how to do it. Or maybe there was an assistant on standby. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-06-2010, 02:30 PM	#8
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03-06-2010, 05:30 AM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	"Ok, I'll do it, but I'm going to need a LOT of pain meds after." __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-06-2010, 01:42 AM	#4
rditlkustoleit Violator of Customs Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 49	True intestinal fortitude! _________________________ If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?!

03-06-2010, 04:50 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	How did he see?? I'd expect a mirror or something.

03-06-2010, 06:52 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wow, nice find Agent-G. Well played Leonid. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-06-2010, 07:22 AM	#11
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	"Quick, Ivan, I need a clamp right here. Now. NOW! (sigh) Dammit, would you put down that frakkin' camera and look at where I'm pointing?!?"

03-06-2010, 04:56 PM	#12
Kolbenfresser Wiseacre Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Good old Germany Posts: 35	neither a surgeon nor surgery... I like this one, although it was neither a surgeon nor surgery: Surgical Procedure: Amputation of Right Arm In September of 2007 Parker a Farmer from South Carolina was harvesting corn when some stalks got stuck in a set of rollers that shuck the cut corn. He reached in the still-running machine to pull the stalks out and the rollers grabbed first his glove and then his hand. Parker tried yelling for help, but there was no one near the isolated field in Kershaw County. For more than an hour, he tried to pull his hand free, only to have it pulled ever further into the machinery. He was able to reach an iron bar and jam it into a chain-and-sprocket that drove the rollers, and, with his fingers growing numb he pulled out a small pocketknife and started to cut his own fingers off to free himself. Before he could do that the sprocket grinding against the rod he’d jammed in it threw off sparks and set the ground litter on fire. Parker then knew he had to cut his arm off or die right there. Parker credits the fire with keeping him from passing out from the shock of cutting through his arm. When he got down to the bone, he dropped onto the ground, using the force of his own weight to break the bone and free him from the machine. When he was finally loose he got in his pickup truck and started driving his truck into the middle of the road to force a car to stop. Finally a motorist stopped and a rescue helicopter was called in to take him to a hospital. Parker spent three weeks in a burn center before going home. Interesting Fact: While he was recuperating, about 25 of his neighbors got together to finish harvesting his corn. http://listverse.com/2008/12/09/top-...elf-surgeries/ __________________ In cauda venenum.

03-06-2010, 06:58 PM	#13
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Wow! Gives a whole new meaning to critters that gnaw their foot out of a trap.Humans can do it too.

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