Re: Self-amputation
Hekman, E.E.G.
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Collection
Title:
Re: Self-amputation
Creator:
Hekman, E.E.G.
Date:
8/7/2001
Text:
Hi O&P-pro's,
It could indeed be that this person is planning to to what he says. I do NOT
intend to voice any kind of opinion or judgment on auto-maiming. After
visiting the website it seems to me, however, that it MIGHT just not be the
full story, or perhaps it might even be another money-making scam, be it
rather sick. Consider this:
- Live internet video broadcasting for 200.000 expected visitors, I don't
think there is an ISP in the world who can handle that kind of bandwidth,
even if they wanted to run the risk of possible legal implications
- You can watch BUT you have to sign up - which will cost you $20
- A person alledgedly falls off a truck, is run over by a trailer, due to
back injury loses use of his leg from the knee down but learns to walk again
using orthoses - plausible so far perhaps, but then the web page displays a
picture of what looks to me like a plastic-shell drop-foot orthosis (but I
may be mistaken here).
- Person expects no significant blood loss during amputation since, quote,
People get in accidents everyday where they lose an arm or a leg or a
finger. Most of the time, that person will pick up the missing limb.
However he is hoping that a doctor will be on-site to administer a local
anesthetic in each leg to cover the initial pain. Local anesthetic, in his
paralysed lower legs?
- Person plans on purchasing the prosthestics from a company we cannot name
since they have asked us to remove any mention of them from this website
(picture of hydraulic/leaf spring feet ankle-foot prostheses), after which,
since the hydraulic feet have no cover, Paul must then pay someone to put
synthetic skin over the prosthetics (picture of prosthetic foot with
leafspring and standard male pyramid adapter: foot with skin). No need for
fitting by a prosthetist?
In other words, the information provided on the website of this person is
not sufficient to convince me 100% that it is all true.
Regards,
Edsko Hekman
...........................................................
.Edsko Hekman MSc .
.Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering .
.Twente University .
.PO box 217 tel. 31-53-4893173 .
.7500AE Enschede fax. 31-53-4893471 .
.The Netherlands .
.e-mail <Email Address Redacted> .
...........................................................
> From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
> Behalf Of Bill Arrowood, C.P.
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 5:59 AM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: [OANDP-L] Self-amputation
>
> Colleagues - Go to www.cutoffmyfeet.com. There is a paraplegic in
> Mississippi named Freck who is going to webcast his self-amputation of
> both his legs by guillotine. He's wants to regain his active
> lifestyle
> that he lost prior to falling out of a pick-up truck bed in
> 1986.
It could indeed be that this person is planning to to what he says. I do NOT
intend to voice any kind of opinion or judgment on auto-maiming. After
visiting the website it seems to me, however, that it MIGHT just not be the
full story, or perhaps it might even be another money-making scam, be it
rather sick. Consider this:
- Live internet video broadcasting for 200.000 expected visitors, I don't
think there is an ISP in the world who can handle that kind of bandwidth,
even if they wanted to run the risk of possible legal implications
- You can watch BUT you have to sign up - which will cost you $20
- A person alledgedly falls off a truck, is run over by a trailer, due to
back injury loses use of his leg from the knee down but learns to walk again
using orthoses - plausible so far perhaps, but then the web page displays a
picture of what looks to me like a plastic-shell drop-foot orthosis (but I
may be mistaken here).
- Person expects no significant blood loss during amputation since, quote,
People get in accidents everyday where they lose an arm or a leg or a
finger. Most of the time, that person will pick up the missing limb.
However he is hoping that a doctor will be on-site to administer a local
anesthetic in each leg to cover the initial pain. Local anesthetic, in his
paralysed lower legs?
- Person plans on purchasing the prosthestics from a company we cannot name
since they have asked us to remove any mention of them from this website
(picture of hydraulic/leaf spring feet ankle-foot prostheses), after which,
since the hydraulic feet have no cover, Paul must then pay someone to put
synthetic skin over the prosthetics (picture of prosthetic foot with
leafspring and standard male pyramid adapter: foot with skin). No need for
fitting by a prosthetist?
In other words, the information provided on the website of this person is
not sufficient to convince me 100% that it is all true.
Regards,
Edsko Hekman
...........................................................
.Edsko Hekman MSc .
.Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering .
.Twente University .
.PO box 217 tel. 31-53-4893173 .
.7500AE Enschede fax. 31-53-4893471 .
.The Netherlands .
.e-mail <Email Address Redacted> .
...........................................................
> From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
> Behalf Of Bill Arrowood, C.P.
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 5:59 AM
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: [OANDP-L] Self-amputation
>
> Colleagues - Go to www.cutoffmyfeet.com. There is a paraplegic in
> Mississippi named Freck who is going to webcast his self-amputation of
> both his legs by guillotine. He's wants to regain his active
> lifestyle
> that he lost prior to falling out of a pick-up truck bed in
> 1986.
Citation
Hekman, E.E.G., “Re: Self-amputation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/217179.
