Surgeon walks 6 miles in snow to perform brain surgery

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Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw was at Brookwood Medical Center Tuesday morning when he was needed for emergency brain surgery miles away at Trinity Medical Center.

The problem was the sudden snowstorm had locked down traffic, and the neurosurgeon didn?t get farther than a few blocks by vehicle.

?The cell service was bad so we were fading in and out,? said Steve Davis, charge nurse in the neuro intensive care unit at Trinity. ?At one point, I heard him say, ?I?m walking.??

Davis had alerted authorities, and they were looking for him. There were supposed sightings, but no one could find him.

?The police were looking for him,? Davis said.

Hours had gone by since the initial contact in the morning.

?He finally called me and said, ?Where?s the patient? What?s the status??? Davis said. ?He spoke to the family and went off to surgery.?

It was an emergency surgery for a traumatic brain injury. Hrynkiw is Trinity?s only brain surgeon, Davis said.

?Without the surgery, the patient would have most likely died,? Davis said. ?But he is doing well.?

?This just speaks volumes to the dedication of the man,? Davis said. ?When I saw him, all I could say is ?you are a good man.? ?

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[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

It was an emergency surgery

 

Walking in snow, let's be generous and say 1mph?  He walked 6 miles!  What kind of medical emergency waits quarter of a day?

 

Still, hats off the doc!

[Lingwo]

If this was the UK. The doctor probably would have gone back bed :laugh:

[Kerm]

Walking in snow, let's be generous and say 1mph?  He walked 6 miles!  What kind of medical emergency waits quarter of a day?

 

Still, hats off the doc!

That's not how I walk. 5mph is more like it.

[Xilo]

Did he have to go uphill both ways?

[firey]

Did he have to go uphill both ways?

 

Yep, with 30lbs of books on his back.. and a hole in each shoe.

[sanctified Veteran]

Walking in snow, let's be generous and say 1mph?  He walked 6 miles!  What kind of medical emergency waits quarter of a day?

 

Still, hats off the doc!

 

But can you drive or fly an helicopter with a snow storm or several inches of snow already on ground?

 

Honest question, because i think this was the reason.

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I'm glad I bought this book:

 

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

That's not how I walk. 5mph is more like it.

 

Average walking speed is 3mph, you honestly believe you maintain 5mph through deep snow?

 

But can you drive or fly an helicopter with a snow storm or several inches of snow already on ground?

 

Yes, but seeing as they have 1 brain surgeon - I doubt if they have a helicoptor

[sanctified Veteran]

Average walking speed is 3mph, you honestly believe you maintain 5mph through deep snow?

 

Yes, but seeing as they have 1 brain surgeon - I doubt if they have a helicoptor

 

Maybe a couple of ski's? That would be way cool for a brain surgeon!

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Walking in snow, let's be generous and say 1mph?  He walked 6 miles!  What kind of medical emergency waits quarter of a day?

 

Still, hats off the doc!

 

What? Average walking speed is 4mph. So if you even half that, you're at 3 hours tops.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Obviously speed is another factor that distinguisges walking from running. Although walking speeds can vary greatly depending on a multitude of factors such as height, weight, age, terrain, surface, load, culture, effort, and fitness, the average human walking speed is about 5.0 kilometres per hour (km/h), or about 3.1 miles per hour (mph)

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking

 

With this story, and the feat - it amuses me that some people have little better to do that question my numbers.