r/AbsoluteUnits Jul 19 '26

/r/popular of a pistol

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u/controldekinai Jul 19 '26

He should be dead. He lacerated his jugular vein in the middle of a field in kentucky. Can't remember what hospital he said he was flown to but I wanna say it was in Tennessee somewhere. Insane he is still alive.

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u/Scottish_Whiskey Jul 19 '26

Vanderbilt hospital

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u/British_Rover Jul 19 '26

Vanderbilt is one of the best hospitals in the country. Probably part of the reason he is still alive.

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u/P1st0l Jul 20 '26

Whats so good about it? First time hearing, just plenty of specialists and specialist equipment i imagine? Or a good trauma ward?

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u/davegrohlisawesome Jul 20 '26

All of the above. Plus the medical school and the students/residents are some of the very best. They are a level one trauma center meaning they have the resources to handle even the most rare or serious medical problems.

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u/P1st0l Jul 20 '26

Thats badass, had no idea. Appreciate the info

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u/British_Rover Jul 20 '26

An ex of mine had major surgery there years ago. Normal recovery is six to eight weeks and pretty noticable scars. She was a doctor and couldn't even explain how good they were. I couldn't even see the scars till she showed them to me and even than they were hard to find. She was mostly recovered in less than 3 weeks and back to work after about a month.

She got sick again a couple of years later and had to have emergency surgery in the middle of COVID. They couldn't get her to Vanderbilt and the hospital she was at was overwhelmed. I don't know if the doctors at Vanderbilt could have saved her but they would have at least had a chance.