Glen - The "Holy Man"

Kick starting a dirt bike -- riding boots vs. flip-flops...

BLOOD

Here are the gory details:

Glen was at the neighbors house down the street, not far from home. He usually only rides his dirt bike with riding boots and gear -but- he had his shorts and flip flops on since he was only going down the street. When leaving the neighbor's house, he started up his dirt bike, his foot slipped off the peg and embedded the entire three inches of the kick start peg into his calf. He pulled his leg off the peg and it started squirting blood. Glen rode home dizzy and white leaving a trail of blood behind him. I called our neighbor (a good boy scout) to help me stop the bleeding and get a very weak and woozy Glen into the back of the Yukon for medical attention. Glen probably bled a good pint or more of blood right there on the lawn before we could get the bleeding under control. As soon as the doctor at the urgent care removed his temporary bandage, a steady stream of blood started to squirt out like a fountain! (Glen turned ghost white and had to lay down on the floor) They were able to get the bleeding under control with an injection that constricted the artery, and then patched him back together with six stitches across the hole. We are told that the muscles and other damaged tissues will heal themselves underneath the skin. He's now on antibiotics to help avoid the likely infections that come from puncture wounds.