Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy

[celeb_2006]

Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy

An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.
Wilder said he didn't call 911 because he didn't think help would arrive in time. So, the 55-year-old says, he got a steak knife from the kitchen and made a small hole in his throat, allowing air to gush in.
Wilder suffered from throat cancer and related breathing problems several years ago. About that time, he had an episode where he couldn't breath because his air passages swelled shut. He said that's what happened this time around.
Doctors don't expect Wilder to suffer any adverse affects from the tracheotomy once it's healed.

[NicoleWasHere]

Ewwwww.

[heart_leigh]

wtf?! Good thing he didn't sever his jugular in the process.

[Honey]

Wow! Good on him but ewww

[qwerty]

Amazing story. Reminds me of that hiker/biker a few years ago whose arm got trapped under a boulder in a very remote, lightly traveled area. He severed his own forearm to free himself and then hiked to safety.

[sputnik]

wow, how mcgyver of him.

[Aella]

^Hardcore McGyver!

[Honey]

Originally Posted by qwerty

Amazing story. Reminds me of that hiker/biker a few years ago whose arm got trapped under a boulder in a very remote, lightly traveled area. He severed his own forearm to free himself and then hiked to safety.

Hiked with the severed arm?

[MrsDark]

Originally Posted by heart_leigh

wtf?! Good thing he didn't sever his jugular in the process.

Hardly likely if he knew where his trachea was. You can usually palpate it easily enough. Very resourceful dude.

[qwerty]

Originally Posted by Honey

Hiked with the severed arm?

Here's the scoop:

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