Drunk Chinese man impales himself on metal rod, needs 10-hour life-saving surgery
Intoxicated diner stands up, then falls, ramming metal rod into brain through mouth as shocked colleagues look on
A man in southern China who fell on a dinner table and impaled his head through his mouth on a metal rod has been miraculously saved by doctors after 10 hours of surgery.
The man, identified by the alias Aqiang, received the treatment at Shenzhen University General Hospital in Guangdong province, which shared his case on social media on April 11.
Aqiang became drunk while dining with his colleagues. When he stood up, he slipped and fell onto a table, on which a long metal rod stood.
The rod thrust into Aqiang’s mouth as his head hit the top end of it.
His colleagues, who were stunned and frightened as blood poured out of Aqiang’s mouth, called the ambulance service to take him to the hospital.
Doctors said they were also surprised to receive Aqiang because his situation was quite rare.