Mountain biking is so much fun!

[EdwardDolan]

>>Branch Impales Cyclist's Neck After Mishap ­ and He Survives
>>
>>by Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | July 22, 2015 03:06pm ET
>>
>>A tree branch impaled a man's neck when he fell
>>off his mountain bike. Above, a CT scan of the
>>patient's neck, and an image of the patient before the branch was removed.
>>Credit: The New England Journal of Medicine ©2015.
>>
>>A mountain biker in New Mexico was lucky not to
>>sustain a serious injury after he fell off his
>>bike and had a tree branch penetrate his neck, his doctors say.
>>
>>The 40-year-old man was biking off-road when he
>>fell, and his neck was impaled by the branch.
>>The man didn't attempt to remove the branch,
>>but instead drove 20 miles (32 kilometers) to a
>>hospital, said Dr. Lev Deriy, an assistant
>>professor and anesthesiologist at the
>>University of New Mexico, who treated the patient.
>>
>>Once at the hospital, a CT scan showed the
>>branch extended about 0.6 inches (1.6
>>centimeters) into his neck. [12 Amazing Images in Medicine]
>>
>>The branch could have caused a serious injury
>>if it had damaged a major blood vessel, nerve
>>or the patient's airway, Deriy said. But the CT scan showed no major
>>injury.
>>
>>"The neck contains a lot of very important,
>>vital structures," Deriy told Live Science. The
>>man was "lucky not to damage anything."
>>
>>The man was also prudent not to try to remove
>>the branch himself, which could have caused
>>additional injury or increased bleeding, Deriy said.
>>
>>"If you have something like that happen, it's a
>>good idea not to touch [the] foreign body,"
>>Deriy said. Instead, you should get to a hospital as soon as possible.
>>
>>Surgeons removed the branch from the man's neck
>>and closed the wound. The man was released from
>>the hospital and has not experienced any
>>complications from his injury, Deriy said.

Mountain bikes have wheels. Wheels are for roads.

Trails are for walking. What’s the matter? Can’t walk?

Ed Dolan the Great – Minnesota