Stuart Prescott
Senior Member
I've been fishing since I was a kid , seen or heard about most of the accidents that can happen on the bank , but I Had a session cut short last night and ended up in the A & E dept with what is a new one to me
As I was moving to my final peg , I brushed past some over hanging trees disturbing the branches , various bits of leaves etc came down , but something landed in my ear and continued it's way down my ear canal
Not a very pleasant sensation hearing and feeling something moving about in there
Tried to get it out on the bank but couldn't , panic was starting to set in at this point as I was alone , so out came the forceps ! Still no joy and the critter was still alive
No option but to pack up , fight my way through traffic to get to my home town hospital , 2 hours since my little guest arrived , I arrive at casualty
Why didn't I go to a more local hospital ? I had my gear in the car and didn't want to leave it on display
The moral of this story ?
I assume most of us carry a small first aid kit , either in the tackle bag or car ?
Add a small bottle of olive oil to it !
The nurse who treated me said if anything like this happens again , tilt your head to the side and pour the oil in and leave it for 30 mins or so , it will drown the critter before any damage is done by it or the forceps you should never stick in your ear
Got a sore ear this morning and to make it worse , I blanked !
As I was moving to my final peg , I brushed past some over hanging trees disturbing the branches , various bits of leaves etc came down , but something landed in my ear and continued it's way down my ear canal
Not a very pleasant sensation hearing and feeling something moving about in there
Tried to get it out on the bank but couldn't , panic was starting to set in at this point as I was alone , so out came the forceps ! Still no joy and the critter was still alive
No option but to pack up , fight my way through traffic to get to my home town hospital , 2 hours since my little guest arrived , I arrive at casualty
Why didn't I go to a more local hospital ? I had my gear in the car and didn't want to leave it on display
The moral of this story ?
I assume most of us carry a small first aid kit , either in the tackle bag or car ?
Add a small bottle of olive oil to it !
The nurse who treated me said if anything like this happens again , tilt your head to the side and pour the oil in and leave it for 30 mins or so , it will drown the critter before any damage is done by it or the forceps you should never stick in your ear
Got a sore ear this morning and to make it worse , I blanked !
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