In Pictures: X-Ray Of Live Ammo In Afghan Soldier’s Head

THIS is a picture of a two-inch long live round of ammunition lodged in the head of living Afghan soldier. The US Air Force image stems from work by Radiologist Lt Col Anthony Terreri. He explained the patient and discovered that the shrapnel was in fact a 14.5mm unexploded round. Says he:

“I saw that it was not solid metal on the inside. I then looked at the scout image and could see there was an air gap on one end and what looked almost like the tip of a tube of lipstick at the end and decided this didn’t look quite right.”

Wearing body armour, neurosurgeon Major John Bini and anaesthetist Major Jeffrey Rengel removed the bullet in an operation at Bagram Air Field. The patient’s health is “improving”.

x-ray-rod

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MEET Kalim Ali, aka Rod, who has been impaled on a 1.5cm thick, 1metre-long metal pole that has passed through 10 organs. Rectum, small intestine and lungs are pierced. No major blood vessels are ruptured.

Anorak

Posted: 12th, April 2010 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True Comment | TrackBack | Permalink