An elderly man fell while carrying breakfast and severed an artery; two Queensland carpenters used a dress and adhesive tape to save his life, leaving his wife overwhelmed with gratitude

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Image: ABCAn ordinary morning in Gracemere, Queensland, turned into a life-threatening emergency when 93-year-old Ian Barton suffered a severe wrist injury after falling while carrying a bowl of porridge.
The bowl shattered during the fall, and a fragment sliced an artery in his wrist, causing heavy bleeding.
Hearing a woman screaming for help from across the street, carpenter Josh Sander and his apprentice Gary Tunbridge abandoned their work and rushed to assist him.

Image: ABCAn ordinary morning in Gracemere, Queensland, turned into a life-threatening emergency when 93-year-old Ian Barton suffered a severe wrist injury after falling while carrying a bowl of porridge.
The bowl shattered during the fall, and a fragment sliced an artery in his wrist, causing heavy bleeding.
Hearing a woman screaming for help from across the street, carpenter Josh Sander and his apprentice Gary Tunbridge abandoned their work and rushed to assist him.

Sources: Times of India