When veggies attack
When veggies attack
Cucumber choke puts man in hospital
Paramedics manage to dislodge two-thirds of offending fruit from Kiryat Bialik resident's throat
Fresh cucumbers at the market (photo credit: Oren Fixler/Flash90)
A 30-year-old man was rushed to the hospital in severe condition Sunday after choking on a cucumber.
Emergency rescue workers rushed the resident of Kiryat Bialik unconscious to Rambam Hospital in Haifa.
Apparently, he had swallowed an entire cucumber. The paramedics managed to dislodge two-thirds of it from his throat en route to the hospital.
Neighbors who called in the incident told reporters the man came running to their door and collapsed.
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