Pothole Does Something Good for Once, Jolts Man’s Racing Heart Back to Normal
Let’s just establish this before going any further: Potholes. Are. Bad.
Bumping into these insidious craters of doom can destroy your tires, warp your rims, damage your suspension, and ruin your day. They look terrible and make everyday driving an ordeal.
Every so often, though, something wonderful can come from something awful. That’s what happened earlier this month for a 59-year-old Nebraska man who was being rushed to the hospital with a furiously racing heartbeat.
After picking up the man from his workplace in an Omaha suburb, the ambulance drivers hit the road for a 7-mile, 20-minute trip to the hospital. En route, the man’s heart was thumping up to 200 beats per minute — a potentially life-threatening situation.
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At some point along the way, the ambulance slammed into a big pothole. Amazingly, the jolt was so hard that medics said it restored the man’s heartbeat to a safe, regular pace.
A doctor interviewed by WOWT 6 News said this phenomenon isn’t unheard of — it’s been documented at least once before, in the 1970s.
Fortunately, the ambulance doesn’t seem to have been seriously damaged and was able to continue on to the hospital. After getting medical attention there, the man was eventually sent home.
As for other area residents whose health is just fine and who might want to avoid this pothole? They’re out of luck — authorities aren’t releasing the hole’s location, citing concerns that the heart patient’s privacy might be violated.
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News Source: WOWT 6 News
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