Man who burnt thumb while cooking shocked to wake up and find both his legs needed to be amputated
Max Armstrong lost both of his legs after contracting a life-threatening infection when he burnt his thumb while camping in ...
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I burned my thumb on a camping trip — and had to get my legs amputated
Max Armstrong, 40, was camping with his friends ... Colorado where he stayed in a coma for six days. Doctors told his family there was a chance he might not make it, but on December 13, Max ...
Strep A bacteria explained as man was told he needed both legs amputated after burning his thumb
A man from Colorado had both of his legs amputated after contracting strep A bacteria. Max Armstrong, 40, was on a camping trip in Kiowa, US, when he burnt his thumb on a skillet while cooking dinner ...
Man put in coma, has both legs amputated after burning his thumb while cooking
A man was put into a coma and had his legs amputated after burning his thumb on a frying pan. Max Armstrong, 40, burnt himself while on holiday in December 2024 and “didn’t think much of the injury” ...
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Veteran Hiker Explains How Minor Injury Led to Double Amputation
Max Armstrong, 40, is an experienced adventurer ... Doctors informed Armstrong and his wife and family that they should consider the possibility he “wasn't gonna make it.” ...
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Hiker's 'Little Burn' from Camping Skillet Leads to Double Amputation — but He Vows to Get Back on the Trail (Exclusive)
In less than a month, outdoorsman Max Armstrong developed sepsis and lost both of his legs — but, he says, "things can be overcome" Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...
I burned my thumb on a camping trip — and had to get my legs amputated
Max and his friends were on a week camping trip when he touched a hot skillet and burnt his thumb. He cleaned the burn, ...