8/10/2021- 11:00 p.m.
A 24-year-old, whose name has not been released, was yelled at to move when the metal bar came loose at the construction site in Ghaziabad, New Delhi.
The man miraculously survived after a 20-foot pole punctured his brain when it fell from the 20th floor of a construction site in India. Doctors at Flores Hospital said he would likely survive after a successful four-hour surgery to remove the rod, but added that the left side of his body was paralyzed.
The 24-year-old was yelled to move when the metal bar came loose at a construction site in Ghaziabad, New Delhi. But he looked up as the rod rushed toward him, through his brain and out the back of his skull.
Fellow construction workers cut away most of the 6-foot rod before rushing the 24-year-old to hospital, where photos and X-rays revealed the horror of the situation
Fellow construction workers cut away most of the 20ft rod before taking the 24-year-old to hospital, where photos and X-rays revealed the horror of the situation.
Senior neurosurgeon Dr Abhinav Gupta performed emergency surgery, removing large parts of his skull to prevent further damage to his brain.
Gupta removed parts of the 24-year-old’s skull and placed them under the subcutaneous sac of his abdomen — a practice used to keep the skull fragment viable, while allowing the brain to swell and facilitating blood flow to the organ.
Doctors at Flores hospital said he was likely to survive after a successful four-hour surgery to remove the rod, but added that the left side of his body was paralyzed
dr. Gupta said the construction worker, from Jharkhand, would have to undergo surgery again in two months to reposition the skull fragment.
“We are closely monitoring the patient and the result looks positive,” Dr. Gupta on the Times of India.
Doctors said he had a 90 percent chance of survival after the successful surgery immediately after the July 31 accident, despite damage to the right side of his brain
Doctors said he had a 90 percent chance of survival after the successful surgery immediately after the July 31 accident.
They said the 24-year-old was now breathing unaided and able to open his eyes, but added they weren’t sure how much he understood.
“He still has a long way to go before he fully recovers from the injury,” said Dr. Gupta, adding that the patient would need physical therapy and rehabilitation in the future.
