Bench pressing. Final set. Exhausted. About to rack it. Right shoulder dislocates and bar crashes down across my throat. No spotters, I’m at home - alone. My neck’s pretty tough though. I rolled it off my chest, when it got off the ribs, THAT hurt as it crushed my innards.
Not as bad as it sounds since I’m semi-double jointed, but couldn’t use my arm much for a few weeks, which was a pain since I was leaving the next day for a holiday at the beach, and couldn’t swim proper.
Not such a bad accident but let that be a warning to the kids at home!
Here’s some others:
A friend playing soccer against a team when a gang war was going on between them, one of the guys kicked his leg so hard (shin on shin) his knee shattered into 9 pieces and took many years in a cast with reconstructions galore.
Another friend was bushwalking in a group, one guy dislocated his knee - in a canyon - and had to walk out with it (and two people helping). That’s a 4-5 hour walk up a 40 degree incline when you’re in good condition.
Another friend. Day after his wedding. Playing tennis (and drinking champagne too). Fell over - dislocated elbow. Off to hospital - nice honeymoon!
Friends’ sister, at athletics training, double compound fracture of lower arm - the “second elbow” effect.
My wife’s a doctor, she’s seen far, far worse, usually work related (the patient’s work, not hers) especially in building.
e.g a guy who got shot in the head with a nail gun and the nail managed to miss everything vital in the brain, the lucky fellow.
By the way the guy who drank drano … that is one of the worst things anyone can possibly do. It is almost guaranteed death, it is a miracle you didn’t die.