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John B
Guest
I despaired when I read this article in my local rag - the same paper
that champions Carlie Annetts and BeHit.
http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/display.var.1355819.0.boy_cyclist_hurt_in_freak_accident.php
It seems that because a young lad ruptured his spleen the parents are to
campaign for compulsory h*lm*ts.
As if the f*ck a helmet will stop a handlebar stem striking a stomach.
This is pure rabbits-foot syndrome.
I've rarely felt so cross.
John B
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Boy cyclist hurt in freak accident
By **** Bellringer
Patrick Glendon of Andover, who had to have his spleen removed after
injuring himself by falling on his bike.
A BOY who had his spleen removed following a freak accident on his bike
will have to take medication for the rest of his life - but he says he
is lucky to be alive.
Patrick Glendon, aged 12, of Test Court, River Way, Andover - where he
lives with his mum and dad Ken and Diane Wedge - was riding his bike
home from The Depot on with his brother and friend when the accident
happened.
"I was going too fast and lost control of the bike," said Patrick, who
featured on the front page of the Andover Advertiser Midweek last week
in a much happier story.
"I went over the handlebars and landed on my shoulder."
Fortunately he didn't land on his head as he was not wearing a helmet.
But he was still in considerable pain because as he went over the bike
his stomach struck the central shaft which protruded about half an inch.
When he got home he was as white as a sheet and his lips were blue.
He was rushed by ambulance from Andover's Minor Injuries Unit to the
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, where he was operated on to have his
ruptured spleen removed that night.
He also had to have a blood transfusion because of the blood loss.
"I'm lucky to be alive," he said.
"As it is he will have to take penicillin tablets for the rest of his
life to replace the spleen's role in filtering foreign organisms that
infect the bloodstream.
He will always wear a helmet now and he and his parents will be
campaigning to make it compulsory for everyone to wear helmets on bikes.
They also want bike manufacturers to ensure there are no unnecessary
protruding parts.
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that champions Carlie Annetts and BeHit.
http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/display.var.1355819.0.boy_cyclist_hurt_in_freak_accident.php
It seems that because a young lad ruptured his spleen the parents are to
campaign for compulsory h*lm*ts.
As if the f*ck a helmet will stop a handlebar stem striking a stomach.
This is pure rabbits-foot syndrome.
I've rarely felt so cross.
John B
******<start quote>******
Boy cyclist hurt in freak accident
By **** Bellringer
Patrick Glendon of Andover, who had to have his spleen removed after
injuring himself by falling on his bike.
A BOY who had his spleen removed following a freak accident on his bike
will have to take medication for the rest of his life - but he says he
is lucky to be alive.
Patrick Glendon, aged 12, of Test Court, River Way, Andover - where he
lives with his mum and dad Ken and Diane Wedge - was riding his bike
home from The Depot on with his brother and friend when the accident
happened.
"I was going too fast and lost control of the bike," said Patrick, who
featured on the front page of the Andover Advertiser Midweek last week
in a much happier story.
"I went over the handlebars and landed on my shoulder."
Fortunately he didn't land on his head as he was not wearing a helmet.
But he was still in considerable pain because as he went over the bike
his stomach struck the central shaft which protruded about half an inch.
When he got home he was as white as a sheet and his lips were blue.
He was rushed by ambulance from Andover's Minor Injuries Unit to the
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, where he was operated on to have his
ruptured spleen removed that night.
He also had to have a blood transfusion because of the blood loss.
"I'm lucky to be alive," he said.
"As it is he will have to take penicillin tablets for the rest of his
life to replace the spleen's role in filtering foreign organisms that
infect the bloodstream.
He will always wear a helmet now and he and his parents will be
campaigning to make it compulsory for everyone to wear helmets on bikes.
They also want bike manufacturers to ensure there are no unnecessary
protruding parts.
*****<end quote>*******