Just to clarify the Kentucky ballistic incident at the end of the video. Scott was shooting old ammunition known as "SLAP rounds" the last one of the day was overloaded significantly and caused an excess of pressure exceeding the ratings of the gun. Not caused by a lack of maintenance by him or a defect in the weapon. He is a former State Trooper and has many years of firearms experience and a great channel to watch even if you live outside the US like me.

You should interview the .50 cal guy. The story of the ride to the hospital and the immediate actions that were taken by him and his father are very teachable.

Scott's incident deserves an entire episode or podcast on its own. Absolutely insane story and nothing short of a miracle he survived. And the more insane part is that his dad was basically the one who saved his life by driving him to the hospital.

I'm so thankful that Scott (.50 Cal guy) is alright. I've been watching him since a little before his injury, and I'm so glad he's still with us. Honestly Dr. Mike should interview him. Scott could teach a lot of people what to do in similar situations

I worked in ER Trauma for 23 years. I don't miss it. People can and will do really stupid things.

Scott from Kentucky Ballistics (the .50 cal incident) just celebrated THREE YEARS post accident. We are soooooo thankful he survived this injury and he continues educating and entertaining us on UKposts. You should have him on your podcast some day.

Kentucky Ballistics was inspired by his gun failure to start a series where he intentionally explodes guns with overpowered ammunition and test dummies to see what would happen to the person wielding the weapon. I think you could get some great content and enjoyment out of it! It's really cool and informative! :) (He even did one of those episodes with the Slow-Mo Guys and I gotta say that was the coolest explosion I have ever seen.)

14:54 Scot was shooting SLAP rounds (Saboted Light Armor Penetrator) out of his .50 long-gun. What he didn't know that day was that the rounds which he thought were genuine military surplus were actually loaded WAY too hot (too much powder). The round had so much powder that it tore the threads off the end cap, and tore the locking wings behind it off as well. Complete freak accident.

Kentucky Ballistics' accident was bad, but the way all his friends showed up to make content for him, while lovingly poking fun at him, was some really nice stuff to watch. And the fact he's not only recovered but is comfortable making fun of himself makes him even more likeable.

My whole body recoiled at the part where he jumped through the window and cut his leg. All I could think was “HOLY FEMORAL ARTERY!!!” I don’t think he realized how close to death he was with that stunt. Critical thinking skills, people! Use ‘em!

Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, he is such a cool guy, and his full medical story is super cool. Definitely have him on the channel! He actually makes another video where they (safely) re-create the .50 cal explosion, and they fully explain and show that he did nothing wrong and the firearm was not defective, that particular slap round was EXTREMELY hot (too much powder). It’s a great follow up video.

I love Scott it's heart warming that just yesterday he shot a 50 cal. Handgun his fear is his past and he still pursuing his dreams

Just wanna put this out here, Scott from Kentucky Ballistics has completely healed from his incident, keep in mind it’s been about two years or so since

Dang, that last clip is INSANE. Imagine almost losing your life because of a tampered round

I’d love to see a longer video of you reacting to Scott’s (Kentucky Ballistics) video on the .50 cal explosion. The story is absolutely insane, and it’s truly a miracle and just because of his quick thinking/acting that he survived. I’d love to see you talk more in depth about all of his injuries!

an interview with Scott from Kentucky Ballistics and the guys from Ballistic High Speed would be AWESOME, these guys (Ballistic High Speed) VERY RECENTLY had a catastrophic failure and got it on slow mo, the guy whos had it its miraculously alive. both channels have amazing stories to tell and i just read something about Scott that I agree a lot with, "the immediate actions that were taken by him and his father are very teachable"

Markiplier is the UKposts King of 'Doing Dumb Stuff and Then Wrecking Himself Surprised Pikachu Face.'

As a few people have said, you should reach out to Scott from Kentucky ballistics. I'm sure he would happily discuss everything from the accident. And teach you a thing or two about firearms and the common injuries with them other than being shot.

Not only is it an absolute miracle that the last dude survived, it’s a miracle he didn’t lose his eye and the finger that nearly snapped off. His medical team are BEASTS.

The Kentucky Ballistics injury is easily one of the scariest and most incredible survival stories from a UKpostsr.

That guy at the end with the .50 cal is the only injury I've ever seen on UKposts that made me recoil out of my chair. Holy hell, that sounds like everything that could possibly go wrong, did. I genuinely wish that dude a long, healthy, happy life. Not many people walk away from something like that.

Imagine bear just teleports in from out of nowhere, says peewoop and then just leaves.🐻

Yeah, I'd definitely watch an episode of The Checkup with Scott from Kentucky Ballistics. I had no idea about his channel or his accident, but the advanced first aid/first responder training he must have had from being a state trooper so clearly saved his life here, and I think a lot of people could learn a lot from his experience. I've trained on several WAFA/WFR courses and learned as much as possible to be medically competent in the back country, and watching him recount how he stuck a thumb in his neck to immediately staunch the bleeding took me right back to "apply well-aimed, sustained, direct pressure." That knowledge can literally be the difference between life or death, and to think he recounted it despite all of his other immediate injuries is so impressive and speaks to some incredibly well-absorbed training.

Kentucky Ballistic, i saw what happened through another channel that does the Darwin Awards (Recomended Doctor Reacts, up to part 12 if i remember correctly), but hes lucky to be alive, seeing as the whole reciever split his neck open and the scope busted his nose, as well as the chamber explosion damaging his hand. God Speed Kentucky Ballistic, glad you lived

A few years ago, an NRL player(rugby league down here in Australia),Alex McKinnon, fractured his c4 and c5 from ducking into a tackle and had a very different out come. He was rushed to the hospital immediately where he was put into an induced coma. Unfortunately, his injuries were a lot worse and he became quadriplegic. It was horrible. He ended up at one of the top rehabilitation centres in Sydney which isn't that far from where I lived and I saw him a couple of times at the shops and it always amazed me how positive he seemed. It was a truly heartbreaking situation for everyone involved.

@doctormike The Kentucky Ballistics accident with the 50 cal has been cited as one where he used an ammunition type that was unfortunately, massively over-powdered. Causing a huge over-pressure inside of the rifle, something like 90,000psi+, which in turn, caused the rifle to explode catastrophically, almost taking out Scott. He re-created the conditions that caused the rifle to fail, and it was...quite spectacular.

You should do a deeper dive into Kentucky Ballistics injury and fight for his life. His injuries were insane and his recovery is nothing short of miraculous. Heck, he’s a super awesome guy who would probably love to share his story with you!

You need to interview Scott from Kentucky Ballistics about his RN50 exploding. It turns out the ammo he was using was not mixed properly (he actually re-created the incident firing off his remaining SLAP rounds and a specially overcharged round to ensure gun failure in a separate video) I think an interview with him would make for an extremely interesting, informative, and educational video

I love how Dr. Mike really breaks down and explains the injury good, I learn so much whilst enjoying the video! Thanks Dr. Mike!

I had seen that clip of the .50 cal before, but I never saw just how extreme his injuries were. The man is VERY lucky to be alive and I'm very happy to see him smile with his spirit unbroken! I can't even imagine how scary that must have been for him and his family. I hope he's doing well.

Everytime I re-watch the .50 Cal incident video It still blows my mind that he was able to make it through that and on top of that he's stronger than he's ever been in his life. Such a badass dude.

Video is definitely useful to doctors! I have Non-Epileptiform Seizure Disorder and my doctor had me tell my close family/friends to record on their phones if I had a seizure because he would be better able to tell what type of seizure is and what area(s) of the brain were being affected by viewing actual footage of the seizure. ^Since it's NON-epileptic, they couldn't deliberately trigger a seizure (in a safe, hospital-bed environment) to observe them.

Steve-O is what my Dad (Military Doc) refers to as " Voluntary Professional Punching Bag"... the fact that his Body is still relatively functional given his career is nothing short of a Miracle in his Eyes haha That last Injury is every Gun Instructors and Gun Enthusiats worst Nightmare.. tampered Rounds. You have to be so extremely careful with that stuff and even then THIS can happen sometimes. He was incredibly Lucky to survive this my god.

I appreciate the video that showed what a laminectomy is. I had one in my lumbar it was an emergency surgery and I was in so much pain before hand I couldn't retain what exactly the surgery was. I knew basically my doctor did explain it to me simply. But seeing it in the clip you added helped to understand.

The last gentleman was incredible that even after a devastating injury he was together enough to recognise the severity of the laceration and come up with a plan to reduce what would have been significant blood loss. Astounding and amazing he still had his wits about him even with the shock of the injury. I imagine he's the sort of guy you want to have next to you in an emergency.

5:15, I remember seeing a CCTV video of two guys kicking through a storefront window at the same time to break in, and the sharp glass ran up that part of one of the guys legs and fully severed the artery. Blood full on spraying out in a stream, and he passes out from the blood loss in like 20 seconds at most. Seeing that clip made me so damn concerned with what happened to this guy.

"Complicated gun mechanical stuff." Now, that is funny. Great video Dr. Mike, it was really enlightening.

Just have to say, thank you for talking about the effects of cervical disc herniation and making it CLEAR. I consider myself really good with a medical journal, but when I woke up with a numb right arm, and despite ultrasounds and a CAT scan (MRI coming soon), the results were inconclusive for that problem, but they did see some mild disc herniation on the OPPOSITE side in the CAT scan, so that's very interesting to know what could be wrong.

I believe explained how he got the "super rare" ammunition. He explained how they are no longer being manufactured, and that the slap rounds are a hand-to-hand basis. He believes along that route he received a counterfeit or very low quality round which resulted in the pressure exceeding the maximum rating of the weapon and sheered the cap straight off and lacerated his jugular.

I never get past the first injury in one of these videos without feeling a flare-up of pain somewhere in my body. Three entries in and I'm squirming to watch a different video every single time.

The more recent one I'd love to see Mike respond to is Ballistic High-Speed having their RPG explode right next to their head. The slow mo footage on that is absolutely mind boggling as to how he survived. Longer interviews with both him and Kentucky Ballistics would also be cool.

Really interesting to see your comments on diastasis recti as I have it myself, which as a man is an odd injury to get (mostly associated with pregnant women). For me, it really ruined going to the gym, I can't do sit ups, dead lifts, or squats anymore or anything that really demands a lot on my core. This was the kick i needed to make contact with a recommended pilates clinic to work on my core strength.

RN here! I have seen some nasty ATV accidents, which the prognosis afterwards showed very little possibility of motor functioning farther than some speech and head movements due to spinal involvement. Sometimes nerve injuries can see some drastic healing after safe handling, swelling goes down, and pt/ot come in early and safely. The examples I have seen of this were young or very healthy people, and it is always incredible to see/take part in the healing process.

I would love you to interview Scott from Kentucky Ballistics about his incident. There is so much teachable info in what happened, how it happened and how he reacted to it that your viewers would love to hear.

4:31 When i had a head and potential neck injury at 16, i was in retrograde amnesia for weeks after, but the neurologist was adamant about keeping the collar on (in my state of awake but not fully aware i was not a good patient and wouldn’t be still for the CAT or MRI until i regained full consciousness) to the point the duck taped it because i kept taking it off. He’d had a patient that had a minor fracture to the neck, unnoticed and resulted in devastating issues once realized and my doc was over cautious because of that until he could get a good scan. While post accident me didnt realize it and hated that collar, i today (many years later) appreciate his cautiousness.

Kentucky is a scary story for sure. The firearm manufacturer is a mom and pop deal and it was cool to see Kentucky and them work together to figure out the forces involved and what happened. The detonation he withstood is amazing. As a shooter, one of my worst fears is squib with quick follow up shot equaling detonation. Ruined pistol and hands 😬

Sooooo glad you reacted to Kentucky Ballistics' injury. That freak accident is legendary. That slap round was extra spicy that day. So happy he survived!

The 50 cal bullet was extra hot, for some reason it had extra gunpowder when it shouldn’t have

My mom had to have a laminectomy because one of the vertebrae in her lower back had an abnormal growth. It compressed her spinal cord and caused sciatica which got so severe that she needed a cane to walk. The laminectomy made enough space to remove that extra bone and now she has a plate in her back but she can walk normally. It was cool to see that procedure mentioned in your video!

All my life my Dad has been a Nurse. From being in the ER to going to Cath LAB, I've learned a lot of things. You are teaching me things I wouldnt have ever known about or asked. Thanks Dr. Mike! (Funny enough, my dad's name is Michael)

As someone who's watched their blood spalshing out at the rythm of the heartbeat, don't push a glass with your limbs. At 14 I had my life destroyed by pushing a door open from a glass. Not only did I get arterial damage, but I was left with cut nerves and a crps and rest of my life in hellish pain.

I would LOVE for you to interview Kentucky Ballistics. His story is incredible and he is a fantastic speaker.

14:58 Kentucky Ballistics' injury was caused by firing a round that was overloaded with power. This caused to much pressure to build up in the chamber of the rifle. Because everything has a weak link, the pressure escaped out the back of the rifle. They did a video breaking it down and specifically tested the amount of pressure a .50 caliber rifle can take. I do not remember exactly how much, but I do know the PSI it can handle is pretty high.

You should watch the full video on Scott from Kentucky Ballistics accident. Truly one of my favorite videos for so many reasons. An excellent explanation, a range of emotions, faith in God, how he survived. It's one of the only true must watch videos I've even seen.

I've actually been subscribed to the last guy that got injured with the 50 caliber for a few years and I remember when this happened to him. He was testing out some exotic armor penetrating ammunition and he was unlucky with one of the rounds because it was packed with a wayy higher charge of gunpowder then what his rifle was rated to handle, and it detonated the entire back end of his gun and parts from the gun hit him like shrapnel.

Ouch I fractured my C4 last year with my T10 T9 and 10 ribs. I wish I was told more about my injuries by a doctor. My family doctor just said I have alot of research to do

I would absolutely watch a video of you interviewing Scott from Kentucky balistics and Adam Knowles from Balistic Highspeed. Scott obviously had his 50 cal explode and Adam had a RPG explode during filming. Both of them provided first aid to themselves. Scott with his thumb and Adam was running burn trauma response with the people there while incapacitated on the ground.

For some reason watching you really helps me when I'm stressed out, i really appreciate you and your channel

Love that you included the Kentucky Ballistic video! Such an amazing story. It's absolutely insane that he lived through that! It would be awesome if you interviewed him or did a longer video about his immediate response to the incident that ended up saving his life!

Scott had some SLAP rounds which are high energy fifty cal rounds for like, shooting tanks lol. They happened to be "hot" meaning wildly over stuffed with powder. They tested how much by blowing up other guns on purpose and it had to be like many times over spec. Crazy story, Scott is awesome, super cool and funny dude.

a few more UKpostsr injuries you should check out: -Elle Fowler (when she broke her back/pelvis) -Stumpy Nubs (hand injury while woodworking) -Footless Jo (multiple amputation surgeries, other surgeries/injuries, and she recently had a stroke while doing jiu jitsu)

I have a video suggestion! If you would like to do this of course! You should do movie scene reviews on how they treat their wounds and what you would recommend in those situation! I think that would be pretty interesting! Love your videos! Been binge watching them! 😊

It’s always a good day when the doc posts

the Thing with Kentucky Ballistics was with the type of ammo he used... there was something not right with it and the pressure from the rounf going of was to much for the gun to handle and it broke at the weakest place...the rear.....there are Videos from Serbu the builder of the gun where he checks the gun after the failure....really interesting u should look at it when its interesting for u :)

Re facial lacerations. This is a problem in boxing, too. The boxing gloves can catch on the skin, griping tightly enough that the skin tears, particularly when hit around the eyes. Boxers try to avoid this by lubing up their face with Vaseline before a fight and in between rounds, but it can still happen, even so. And if it DOES happen, that person becomes susceptible to similar lacerations every single time they step into the ring. So, again, facial lacerations are a problem in boxing, too.

To help awnser your 50. Cal question 50. Cal aka 50 BMG is an anti material round used in a wide variety of weapons that can take it and is considered a very powerful portable round due to its ability to punch holes in armored vehicles if concentrated enough in a spot and it can pack a lot of kinetic energy but its used mainly for long range shooting and busting bad guy heads behind brick walls, unfortunately that wasnt what scott was shooting, he was shooting an ammo type for 50. Cals called Saboted Light Armor Penetrator or SLAP his round was very hot as in it could result in the gun exploding and unfortunately there was no way of telling.

Its always a good day when mike posts

I really appreciate how good Dr. Mike is at explaining things thoroughly, yet still in a way that we all can understand. I've sincerely learned a lot from watching his videos. Dr. Mike's the man!

I like this version of Mike, calm and collected. Not raising his voice at the camera or making unnecessary movements.. not saying he does that but from the last time i watched Mike, he just seems a lot more tame in this video

@7:03 there is a spinal injury called the roofers injury which I have myself not from falling off a roof but it's t11 in your spine when you fall on your butt like that it compresses all your vertebrates and t11 is the one that lets go causing a triangle shape to your vertebrae which makes it extremely painful and allows the disc to slide on and off the vertebrae

I hope youll do a review of scenes from Smash and Supernatural at some point. the former as an older series taking place longer ago in a situation where improvisation is needed, the latter as a modern series that has run ins with the medical field every now and then, I'd like to see a perspective on what level of medical details they get right and wrong.

Hell yeah!! Thanks for reacting to the Flashback w/ Smosh ep!! ❤

I had never heard of Hyperflexion before, but that picture of it 100% describes the neck injury I sustained doing Brazilian Jujitsu when I was younger.

I know Scott from Kentucky ballistics accident with his 50 Cal was a freak accident But I can't help but kind of laugh at people's reactions who's never seen the video of his gun exploding. I'm glad he's doing great as I really love his content

I have never gotten to a Doctor Mike video so earlier. I just wanna thank you Mr. Varshavski, your content has helped me through a lot, and i enjoy it very much, much love to you. Keep up the amazing work.

Context to the Kentucky Ballistics. He was firing ammunition that had slightly more explosive charges than normal ammunition. One of them had way more than it was supposed to, and the threads of the breach cap could handle the force so it blew the cap backward and shrapnel flow back at him

As a former Parkour enthusiast, I went through something similar as Markipilar, although not as bad (at first, and then it got SO MUCH worse). My very first day trying it out, a friend invited me to an outdoors meetup so I could learn the basics before joining the official club they all went to. At one point they were practicing distance and height jumping and told me I should take the opportunity to learn how to safety roll. I'd already practiced but had never done it from such a height - approx an 6-9ft wall. They explained the technique to me and after demonstrating I knew how to do it on the ground they said I should try it for real. Unfortunately, no one told me I needed to land on the balls of my feet and not flatfoot. As soon as I landed the shooting pain in my ankle made me keel over. It wasn't that bad but the shock of it physically stunned me for a bit. What's weird is there was no swelling or bruising in the area but I had intermittent ankle pain for basically a whole summer, but only when certain types of strain were put on it. It didn't hurt to stand or walk but occasionally when climbing stairs or riding my bike the sudden sharp nerve pain in my foot would make we yelp and stumble. Over a year later, I had gotten MUCH better and was one of the vets at the club, but while training in our gym I had a catastrophic accident. Long story short, I landed not on my feet but on the back of my head and broke my C2 bone which in turn damaged my spinal cord (SCI) which left me paralysed from that moment onward. Neck-down paralysis is exceptionally hard to deal with especially at 16. (I spent my 17th birthday getting the screw put in my neck). I'm now 30 and often wondered if I would do it again and I think I would. Looking back on it, those truly were the best days of my life. Worth sacrificing the other 60+ years? Probably not, but still the best. Crazy how life takes years to grow but can change or be destroyed in an instant. Live your life as best you can while you can.

The .50 cal incident with Scott occurred due to a mix of problems. Old, defective ammunition as well a a damaged end cap. Essentialy, when fired, the round sheared the threads off the end cap and plea the stakes holding it on into Scott's face. The handle also blew back, breaking his hand and wrist in a few places (not sure where).

My high school once had a sports excursion where for a bit we had a “beginners” parkour lesson. A girl on her first vault sprained her Achilles after landing on the edge of the platform on the edge of her toes

I highly encourage you to watch the full video on the 50. Cal explosion. Kentucky Ballistics is the channel and he goes a lot more in-depth about the experience with his severed jugular and everything.

watching the last one gave me way too much anxiety. Couldn't finish it. Good heavens. Love your commentary it makes it easier to watch but couldnt get past the last one.

mike, it would be interesting to see you cover society of the snow, it has so many medical scenes, and in my opinion they are soo well done

ive seen Kentuckys video so much at this point, and it still sends a shiver down my spine

Me: Oh, a new video from Dr. Mike dropped. Also me: Lemme watch it while I eat breakfast. ... why am I like this...

I read an account from a guy who was a pro wrestler in the late 60s (I think) about a car wreck he had in the southern U.S. swamp territory. His car flew off the road and into a water-filled ditch. He made it out of the car and up on land WITH A BROKEN NECK, then hitchhiked to the nearest town with both hands wrapped around his neck to keep his head from falling in any direction until he reached a hospital.

was hoping to hear a bit about Abert dyrlund/soap, i hope you make another part or maybe even a mini series! i'd love to watch that!

Oh I'm so glad you had the Kentucky Ballistics guy on. I first saw him with the Slow Mo guys, and his story is *bananas.*

I've got herniations on c5-6 and c6-7 from skydiving, was just a slightly hard landing, wasn't remarkable at all, but I remember my head had whipped forward as I landed as I had decided to look at something at the wrong time, right as I impacted. Didn't think anything of it, but next day I had a very HOT line down my left shoulder, felt like a hot wire. Evetually went to the ER and got a CT

The full story of the medical events that transpired during Kentucky Ballistics ordeal were absolutely stunning. Everyone involved in that had a hand in saving his life, really incredible.

That 50 cal video is wild. I’ve watched the whole thing and am just amazed. Him and his dad did everything right, and he had angels as well! Worth watching the whole thing.

I love these reaction videos and was wondering if you could do a part 2 of hockey injuries like Bedard’s fractured jaw and Larkin passing out.

Whenever Dr.Mike posts a video I don’t even need to watch it to know it’s great content

Mike I heavily suggest you reach out to Scott from Kentucky Ballistics and have him on your podcast. He could teach you about his injuries and teach you about gun mechanics and the dangers of getting rounds from unknown people in the market. I would really love to watch that podcast and see what could come from the conversations you and him could have.

There is no video of it, but in 1988, I had a bad parachute landing fall that cracked C1, C5, and C6. I also got a concussion and dislocated both shoulders. More than 30 years later, I still deal with this injury every day of my life. When this first example mentioned C5, I cringed.

2:39 keep it up doc Edit: this series never ends. i love you vids🤩😍

You know it’s going to be a great day when Dr. Mike uploads

I'm a diesel mechanic, and a few months ago, my 1&5/8" wrench slipped while pulling on it and I pulled it straight into my upper lip mustache area. Under my left nostril imagine a 1" long gash going down and left at about a 45° angle. I probably should seen a doctor for that, but it stopped bleeding after ~15min, so I just kept working. Also, I didn't want them to shave much mustache to do any stitches. It healed fine, just gave me a couple of ingrown hairs, but they've worked themselves out now.

We are all glad that Scott made it. Scott seems like such a great guy

Dr.Mike’s videos are the only thing my parents let me watch cuz it’s educational 😭 But I do enjoy it very much

Dr Mike, can you please talk about hyperhidrosis. i have this condition and it been making my life harder in soo many ways, first off all i always feel as if im going to slip and get injured bc of my own sweat and people in school arent always understanding so they make jokes abt it and never feel okay to touch my hand nd lastly its weird and disgusting overall. if you have any tips to keep my hands and feet dry can you pls share in one of your videos, it will mean a lot to people like me. Btw ur the GOAT and i want to be just like you when i grow up!