Injury update w/pics

HighLander · Post by **HighLander** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:46 pm

One week ago I was shooting the bow and had a arrow shatter on release. The font of the arrow continued on and the tail shafted proceeded to shoot itself into my left hand between my index finger anf thumb. I then pulled the arrow out(I know a mistake)...blood then was everywhere. Jamie rushed me to the ER where later that night I had surgey. I niched the artery and they had to tie it off. She also pulled out three big pieces of arrow along with "a ton" of small pieces. Just got back from the doctor and all looks pretty good...still really swollen....I am definetly going to have some nerve damage. But I am confident that I will regain my strength and mobility back....gonna be pinful recovery.
Here are some pics.
At the ER..not the best pic......

The arrow....

The part of the arrow that was in my hand....about 1.5" of it in my hand..

My club.......

Hand pictures..wound does look too bad...but you can see some bruising and swelling.....

All I cay to all bow shooters..is make sure those carbon arrows are great shape before shooting.....I may be switching to aluminum.[/b]

bowhunter 616 · Post by **bowhunter 616** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:54 pm

Happy to hear you are going to be ok,that has always been a fear of mine and the reason that i will never shoot anything but aluminum.
Again glad your ok,good luck,keep us informed

Post by **MuleyMadness** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:41 pm

Holy Crap! That SUCKS, and now I'm a nervous about shooting mine. Not cool, may have to switch to aluminum myself.

Thanks for the update, God bless and speedy and full recovery!

Post by **ABert** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:51 pm

Wish you a speedy recovery and hope there is no permanent damage. Never heard of that happening before. I use carbon arrows myself, when I get a chance to, that is. Got me thinking now.

bigbuck92 · Post by **bigbuck92** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:33 pm

ouch. that looks like it hurt. wishin ya a speedy recovery

Post by **killerbee** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:44 pm

wow! sorry to hear about it and hope you have a fulol recovery!
I had a good buddy of mine have the same thing happen to him with carbon arrows and later after thinking back on what could have caused the arrow to shatter like that he remembered that he was shooting fish with his bow then his dog would go retreive the arrow, she's known for chewing things as she carries them, so we figured she must have cracked the arrow before and when he shot it later it shattered into his hand. it looked pretty much identicle to yours. Do you recall anything that might have happened previosly that could have cracked this arrow? Good luck on getting your hand better!

Post by **a_bow_nut** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:59 pm

Wow! That's going to leave a mark.

Get well soon. Hunting season is creaping up on us faster thay we know it is.

Sneaky · Post by **Sneaky** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:26 pm

Hate to ask but was the arrow shaft spine correct? Wish you the best.

Post by **DeadI** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:04 pm

Glad your okay, that sucks. I have never heard of anyone having this kind of thing happen.

Post by **BOHNTR** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:44 am

Glad you're okay......that's definately a bummer. It's rare, but I've seen two similar incidents over the years.......one of which involved a cracked aluminum shaft that came apart and entered the hand of the shooter. Periodically inspect your arrows for safety.....both carbon AND aluminum.

Hope your recovery is quick!