A package I wrote called “Chilling Medical Dramas” was the March, 2014, Reader’s Digest cover story. How chilling were they? A woman loses 540 pints of blood during childbirth; a man shoots himself in the heart with a nailgun; food poisoning triggers a heart attack and a man has a history of waking up during surgery.
Check them out here:
Chilling Medical Dramas: She Lost 540 Pints of Blood
A mother’s third pregnancy became a bloodbath that seemed impossible to survive.
Chilling Medical Dramas: He Took a Nail Gun to the Heart
A careless accident on the job turned into a medical nightmare.
Chilling Medical Dramas: The Dinner That Almost Killed Her
One bite of chow mein changed this woman’s entire life
Read more: http://www.rd.com/true-stories/survival/medical-dramas-dinner-almost-killed-her/#ixzz2wFKVRn3j
Chilling Medical Dramas: “I Saw Forceps Sticking Out of My Leg”
A man awakens mid-surgery and is horrifyingly aware of everything.