A drunk man swallowing a live catfish. It did not end well

You have already come home after a night and you said, "What I want right now are some tasty live fish to sober me up". No? Neither do I. In the Netherlands, a group of drunken men thought it was a great idea. After a night of alcohol and drugs, they decided to take live fish out of their aquarium. And a little fish did not fall without a fight.

In the Acta Oto-Laryngologica case report, doctors from the University Medical Center in Rotterdam tell the story of a 28-year-old drunk man who "had a surprise" when he was ################################################################################### 39, he tried to swallow a thorny catfish. He was apparently inspired by the TV show Donkey, leading to the excellent title of the case report "A blackbird and a fish".

The anonymous man and his friends were drinking beer and taking ecstasy and had decided to swallow some of their unsuspecting and very live goldfish. These smooth-scaled creatures slipped down, but a bronze-eared catfish (Corydoras aeneus) is not there.

Very justly alarmed by the fact that he was swallowed, the fish defended his sharp spines and lodged in the man's throat. Then, "after several hours of unsuccessful self-treatment with more beer, honey and ice cream," he finally sought the help of a doctor.

He arrived at the hospital with a two minute video at home about what had happened. In summary, summarized by the authors of the case report, here is a detailed account of the video:

"Drink and scream [“grote vis, grote vis!” (“big fish, big fish!”)]; nobody drinks in a glbad containing clear water and live fish; the person spits water and fish, catches the fish in his hands and throws the fish on the table; fish in distress on the table; agonized fish delivered by person B to the patient; The patient swallows a beer in a bottle and then engulfs the fish; patient unable to drink more beer because the fish was apparently stuck in his throat; the patient drinks vigorously; the patient is clearly in distress, vomiting liquids; patient in extreme distress, uses two fingers to induce a nauseated reflex, but apparently the fish remains stuck; person C administers the wrongly applied Heimlich maneuver; the patient still gaggles; patient vomits blood into the bucket. "