a Tough little boy

[loft artist]

Spotted this weekend in a newspaper , one of those little news items tucked away on page 50 , a little boy with his brother playing with a stripped down old washing machine
Most little kids would have screamed the house down for a little scratch , one tough little cookie !

[Scottyarthur]

Awe that is so sad, Not to say the artical is misleading , but I can't believe that the child did not bleed to death, during the night, or that the mother didn't notice all the blood that would have been in the house. or while tucking the little one in to bed ?.

[EBristow]

umm if his arm came off, would he be bleeding a LOT???

[loft artist]

apparently his brother had picked up some first aid knowledge from somewhere .. he wrapped the stump really tight in a kitchen towel tourniquet , a hard to believe its true story ...it must be ! its in the newspapers

[Greg Long]

Originally Posted by loft artist

apparently his brother had picked up some first aid knowledge from somewhere .. he wrapped the stump really tight in a kitchen towel tourniquet , a hard to believe its true story ...it must be ! its in the newspapers

It's not in a newspaper, it's in the 'Sun'.....not by any stretch of the imagination could you call 'The Sun' a newspaper.

[Aiylah]

Hm, The Sun has a bit of a reputation but it doesn't make up stories from scratch does it?

But :O , I am also wondering how he didn't suffer from blood loss, even if his brother wrapped his arm up, surely the blood would just drench through the kitchen towel?

In any case, yes very brave kid, I also wonder if the shock got rid of the pain.

[firestone1029]

Originally Posted by Scottyarthur

Awe that is so sad, Not to say the artical is misleading , but I can't believe that the child did not bleed to death, during the night, or that the mother didn't notice all the blood that would have been in the house. or while tucking the little one in to bed ?.

The most careless mother