China Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Man Tries to Cut Off His Arms at California Home Depot It was a bloody scene at a Home Depot in West Covina, Calif., on Wednesday when a man entered the store and began sawing his arms off with a hand saw, scaring customers into a panic, according to local police. The man, who is in his late 50s, is not being identified and is in critical condition. However both his arms were saved, a Queen of the Valley Hospital spokesperson said. Capt. Art Hurtado, an off-duty paramedic from Pasadena, said in a press conference Thursday that he was going to the store for supplies for a project and had stumbled upon police outside the store. He ran in to help with the scene and saw the man lying face down and surrounded by a pool of blood. “There was pandemonium when I walked into the store. A lot of chaos, people running in all directions,” Hurtado said. “As I walked in, he was face down and I thought it was a crime scene with a fatality, that is how it seemed. There was a pulse, a very faint pulse and he was barely breathing. I knew I had to slow the bleeding down, or this patient may or may not make it.” Hurtado said he did not have the equipment he normally would have with him had he been working. So he immediately had to “engage in some cursory care” by asking for towels and rope, which he used to make a makeshift tourniquet to stop the bleeding. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 His plan was too ambitious and doomed from the start. One arm maybe. Two? Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan1523 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 how was he going to cut off his other arm with one arm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Maybe he was convinced the government was going to take away his right to keep and bear arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 His plan was too ambitious and doomed from the start. One arm maybe. Two? Madness Yeah, but you have to give him a hand for trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 It's only a flesh wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 everyone knows when you are cutting off both arms to go to a table saw Isn't there a self mutilation for dummies manual out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nothing a little duct tape can't fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedskinDaddy Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Maybe he was convinced the government was going to take away his right to keep and bear arms. Yeah, but you have to give him a hand for trying. You guys are really going out on a limb here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Great, another arms race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nothing a little duct tape can't fix. Yep, every handy-man should have some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Maybe he was convinced the government was going to take away his right to keep and bear arms. You got it backwards. He was trying to dis-arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wow, one of the funnier threads going, glad I opened. On the other hand, borderline tasteless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wow, one of the funnier threads going, glad I opened. On the other hand, borderline tasteless. Well maybe you didn't properly season the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney B Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wow, one of the funnier threads going, glad I opened. On the other hand, borderline tasteless. Ehh... no arm, no foul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedskinDaddy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Most ofr the responses to this thread have me, err...disarmed. At least that's the point I'll make in my upcoming pros-thesis. Wow. That was a reach - oh no, I did it again. Stop me before I bad-pun again!! I'm purring myself in time-out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I thought the old saying called for arm and a leg. I'm unfamiliar with his approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wow, one of the funnier threads going, glad I opened. On the other hand, borderline tasteless. We should call for an armistice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my_friend_goo Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hate to be "that guy", but I am aware of an incident in which a person of previously sound mind became convinced that they could survive cutting both of their legs off whilst receiving treatment with a fairly innocuous antibiotic. No sooner than his wife went out somewhere, he proceeded to the nearest DIY store to purchase a saw and carried out said act. Turns out he wasn't capable of sawing his own legs off... But y'all just carry on with the jokes and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 You have to give him a hand at least for trying. I can't put my finger on it, but he should shoulder most of the blame. He has his future right there in the palm of his hand. I bet his family is all up in arms about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wonder if anyone else had a hand in this? ---------- Post added April-15th-2013 at 09:04 AM ---------- Hate to be "that guy", but I am aware of an incident in which a person of previously sound mind became convinced that they could survive cutting both of their legs off whilst receiving treatment with a fairly innocuous antibiotic. No sooner than his wife went out somewhere, he proceeded to the nearest DIY store to purchase a saw and carried out said act. Turns out he wasn't capable of sawing his own legs off.... I might need a link because I'm not sure this story has a leg to stand on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 What an alArming headline and article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedskinDaddy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 You have to give him a hand at least for trying. I can't put my finger on it, but he should shoulder most of the blame. He has his future right there in the palm of his hand. I bet his family is all up in arms about this. Nice...we have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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