Chainsaw accident severs gardener's arm

A fifty nine year old gardener, who was cutting a tree in his own garden, cut off his own arm below the elbow when the chainsaw slipped: reports The Argus

John Stirling was in a critical condition in the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead after initially being rushed to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

Neighbour Steve Francis, who was decorating in his home next door, assisted John Stirling by applying a tourniquet to the upper arm under supervision from Paramedics.

The Argus quotes Mr Francis: “I came out and tied his arm up with a belt and towels, the ambulance people talked me through it." and goes on to add: “When the ambulance came they put him on a stretcher and asked where the arm was"

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