Woman dubbed China's 'human kebab' after falling 20ft onto a steel rod which ran through the entire length of her body (and somehow survived)



Construction site worker Wu Xingxian, 42, fell 20ft onto rod



It went through her thigh, stomach, chest and exited at her neck

Team of surgeons in China took five hours removing it



If she avoids infection, she should make a full recovery

A woman has been dubbed 'the human kebab' after she survived being skewered by a steel rod through the entire length of her body.

Wu Xingxian, 42, was working at a construction site in Duchang county in south China's Jiangxi province when a wooden plank on which she was standing broke.

She fell 20ft on to a steel rod below that penetrated through her left thigh, went through her stomach and chest and exited at her neck.

Chinese media dubbed this woman 'the human kebab' after she survived being pierced by a steel rod through the entire length of her body

Wu Xingxian, 42, was rushed to the No. 1 People's Hospital in the city of Jiujiang where doctors took this X-ray

'I didn't know a steel road had gone into my body. I just felt there was something on my neck and I tried to touch it.

'When people told me a steel rod had gone right through me, I didn't dare move any more and I felt quite scared. I thought I was going to die.' Wu said.

She was rushed to the No. 1 People's Hospital in the city of Jiujiang.

According to the doctor, Yuan Xiangyang, the two metre-long steel rod had penetrated almost the whole length of Wu's body.

The two metres long steel rod had penetrated almost the whole length of Wu's body

Lifesaving operation: It took a team of surgeons five hours to remove the rod from Wu's body The steel rod penetrated through her left thigh, went through her stomach and chest and exited at her neck

He said: 'It looked pretty bleak, the rod had caused severe internal damage and was also right next to her heart.'

By the time she reached the hospital, Wu had lapsed into a coma, which was a good thing according to the doctor.

'If there had been any movement, the patient's arteries would likely break and the patient would die instantly from massive blood loss.'

He led a team of surgeons in a five hour operation to remove the rod from her body. If she avoids infection, she should make a full recovery.