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UK medic saves boy impaled on rugby spike

By Fariha Karim
The Daily Record
Copyright 2008 The Daily Record

DUMBRECK, Glasgow — A teenage rugby player who impaled himself on a metal spike was saved by an off-duty paramedic yesterday.

The 14-year-old had played a match for Cartha Queen’s Park Rugby Club at Dumbreck, Glasgow, before he landed stomach-down on a spike.

An ambulance service spokesman said that the paramedic kept the situation calm and treated the boy at the scene.

Full Story: Boy listed under serious condition