derbydan Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 A MAN shot in the head has stunned doctors by sneezing out the bullet. Darco Sangermano, 28, was hit in the temple by a .22 calibre bullet while walking with his girlfriend through Naples a city notorious for its rowdy New Year celebrations, often involving firearms and powerful fireworks. The .22-calibre round entered the right side of his head, passed behind his eye, hit a bone in his nose and finally lodged in his nostril. Bleeding heavily, he was taken to hospital in an ambulance shortly after midnight, but while waiting to be seen by doctors he sneezed and the bullet shot out of his right nostril. Miraculously the bullet did no serious damage and Mr Sangermano, a craftsman from Turin, returned to his hometown after being released from hospital. Surgeons operated on the eye, removing splinters of bone that the bullet left in its wake. This was a very strange case and the first of its kind I am aware of, said Prof Sid Berrone, who carried out a tidy-up operation on Mr Sangermano before sending him home. He was a very lucky man he could have been easily killed. Mr Sangermanos girlfriend, of Turin, who asked not to be named, said: We were walking when all of a sudden there were some bangs and he said he felt a pain to his head he was covered in blood. "The operation lasted several hours but he is fine," said Mr Sangermano's uncle, Vito Sangermano. "The doctors agree that he will not lose the use of his eye, even if for now his sight is blurry." In the next few weeks Mr Sangermano will undergo laser surgery to repair damage to his retina and is expected to make a full recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thought this would be a Clough reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 flippin eck he should nip out and get a lotto ticket:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I've seen better, a guy took a Shotgun blast from a yard away and walked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I don't think he would mind blurry sight, after an incident like that!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sure he wasn't on a night out in shotingham:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sure he wasn't on a night out in shotingham:D doubt it froggy it said girlfriend in the headline and not his SISTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 doubt it froggy it said girlfriend in the headline and not his SISTER. I'm going to say that's OUT! Bowled by Frogg and well caught by Trigger. Good teamwork and great lols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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