DISPENSARY CORNER 27 Oct 15
October 27, 2015
Emergency first aid was
required for a woman in the US
state of Indiana last weekend
after she was accidentally shot in
the foot while hunting.
25-year-old Allie Carter
apparently put her 12-gauge
shotgun on the ground with the
safety catch disengaged during a
duck hunt at the Tri-County Fish
and Wildlife Area, about 200km
north of Indianapolis.
Unfortunately her trusty
Labrador retriever stepped on the
weapon which discharged at point
blank range, causing injuries to
her foot and toes.
Adding insult to injury, her dog
is ironically named Trigger.
Carter was treated in hospital
but is now hobbling around at
home after being discharged.
Indiana Conservation Officers
are using the unusual incident to
highlight the importance of gun
safety, reminding hunters to point
firearms in a safe direction and
always use the safety mechanism.
Firefighters in New Zealand
rushed to a laundromat in the
town of Whanganui after a boy
became trapped inside a washing
machine last weekend.
Clearly not enthralled by the
idea of watching clothes dry while
at the laundromat with his dad,
the youngster climbed into one of
the front-loading machines and
unfortunately the door swung
shut, locking him inside.
The emergency workers’ quick
response meant the six-year-old
was only inside for about ten
minutes, with station officer
Shane Dudley saying it was
relatively easy to extract him with
the help of some hand tools.
“We gave the locking
mechanism a bit of a spin - he
hopped out pretty quickly after
we got the door open,” he said.
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