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Last Friday, Louisiana bull rider Zach Naegele was competing at the Conley Invitational Bull Ride in Palmetto when the bull's horn cut his neck open causing him to lose over two gallons of blood...
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"I lost over 2 gallons of blood, suffered nerve damage, and nicked my jugular; I was then put into surgery to do plastic surgery on my neck and fix my small carotid artery that was severed," he wrote. "It was just a freak accident, but it did put me in the hospital unconscious and fighting for my life. I know that God has bigger plans for me in life; now it's time to get healed up. I also wanna personally thank everyone who was in the arena that night lifting me up in prayer & especially the EMT / medical staff on hand who got me the immediate attention I needed."

"I really didn’t feel it when it first happened," Naegele said. "I thought I broke my jaw until I grabbed my chin and then I seen the blood squirt out from my neck, and I said ‘this ain’t good."
There has been a GoFundMe account set up to help cover his medical expenses.

(The Spun)


Filed Under: General Sports
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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HunterDawg3 months
well, since the human body only has 1.2-1.5 gallons of blood, he must have had to go to the blood bank to borrow some, since he was "overdrawn".
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FuzzyBearE3 months
These stories always make me think of F1 driver Alex Zanardi who lost his legs in a horrific crash in 2021. I saw an interview with him where he says he knew it was bad because "Good news doesn't come by helicopter."
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LucedaleTider3 months
He could have lost 2 gallons of blood over 1-2 days. He probably got transfused several units of blood in his 1st day in hospital. 9 units of blood is roughly a gallon. People who have spleen ruptures sometimes will lose more than 50 units of blood over a few days time.
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theballguy4 months
FAFO redneck style.
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MasonTiger4 months
Bull: “FAFO”
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danilo4 months
If you gonna be dumb you better me tough
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deltaland4 months
“Only reason to ride a bull is to meet a nurse” - John Dutton
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Shiftyplus14 months
Is it really a freak accident to get gored by a bull when you are a bullrider? Isn't that always a potential outcome of the ordeal?
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goodgrin4 months
Average human male has between 5.5 and 6 "Liters" of blood. That's less than 2 gallons. Google is so difficult people!
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Privateer 20074 months
Humans have 4-5 liters I think.

A gallon is 3.7 or 3.8 L I forget.
He didn't lose 2 gallons.
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FATBOY TIGER4 months
He anyone want to tell Zach, he doesn't have 2 gallons of blood.
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Tiger19884 months
Ummm. He could have indeed lost 2 gallons ie we don’t know how much they had to use to replenish before they finished. I’ve seen procedures where the entire body’s volume had to be replaced 1.5 times. So, yes they may have had to use that much blood before they finished.
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FATBOY TIGER4 months
Tiger1988, Zach didn't lose 2 gallons of blood.
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LSUtoBOOT4 months
When you wear a 10 gallon hat then you probably think you have 20 gallons of blood.
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Friendly Satan4 months
frick that bull! Eat his steak!
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molsusports4 months
Is it a freak accident when you get gored? Yes, if the bull bursts through your living room window. No, if you climbed your arse on top of it.
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91TIGER4 months
2 gallons ? You would be more than dead. Do better Collin !
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ChatGPT of LA4 months
An average adult human body contains around 1.2 to 1.5 gallons of blood.

But don't let that stop him from lying. Typical cowboy
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bkhrph4 months
Yeah, I thought it was something like
6 pints
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brewdrees4 months
Cap
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CDawson4 months
Riding a bull and getting hurt is no accident.
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JoePepitone4 months
I was curious so I did a little research. African elephants have 65 gallons. Their hearts must be massive to move that kind of volume.
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JoePepitone4 months
I was curious so I did a little re
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