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Man shoots himself in the head

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Actually the title should be man shoots himself in the head while teaching gun safety to kid.

I first heard about this 1 month ago while in a Doctor's meeting (in a Western Australia hospital) where we view various radiological imaging. One of these shown was a computer reconstruction of a CT scan in 3D, showing a skull with a hole in it.

Basically the story goes that he demonstrating how to use a firearm to his child (with apparently a stolen fire arm which his son stole).

Now I don't know much about guns, but he apparently loaded the bullet in one of the chambers of the guns, in what he thought was the fourth chamber. He put the gun to his head and pressed the trigger. Nothing happened. He told his son that the bullet will discharged after he has pressed 3 more times, "but fortunately I know how to count".

On the second time, the bullet fired blowing a hole through his skull. Presumably the chambers spun the other way, so it was really the second chamber he had loaded up. He was rushed to hospital but eventually died in the Intensive Care Unit. On another note, the 3 D images of the skull was amazing.

Note : as far as I am aware this wasn't reported in the media. However this occurred at the hospital I work in, in Western Australia, Australia. To protect the patient's confidentiality I won't mention the name or any other details which could potentially identify him. As far as I know, I am providing you no more details that what is provided in medical journal case studies, so it should be ok. However if you want to know, I can tell you the name of the hospital I work in where this man was treated.

Submitted on 08/23/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Personal anecdote

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James said:
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Thanks, Doc! While we can't quite be sure that's exactly what he said, I presume various police reports could corroborate that if necessary! I liked your write-up, and I can think of no better way for father to pass stupidity on to son than by example! :-)


Sheryl said:
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Thanks for this one. My only concern is for the mental trauma suffered by the child witnessing the whole affair but for now I'll let it squeak by.


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