Survivor
They do n’t call itSurvivorfor nothing ! While still a reality show and therefore subjugate to things like right health and safety procedure , accidentsdohappen , particularly out in the middle of nowhere .
Survivoris a very physically thought-provoking game , and it has been the case of legion medical evacuations throughout the years . Some of these evacuations come from debilitate harm , others from medical maladies like an upset stomach . irrespective , it ’s always shivery when it happens — after all , who desire to watch someone suffering ? That does n’t make for fun goggle box .
Michael Skupin Burns His Hands
The Australian Outbackwas only the show ’s second season , and while it wasone ofSurvivor ’s most fun placement of all time , it also show that the show really is no joke . While tend to the fire , Michael circumstantially breathe in some of the smoke and fleet out . unluckily , he fainted directly into the blast and gravely burned both of his palms . He rush into the river to let off the hurting and showed the camera that skin was peeling off his palm . Needless to say , he was straightaway evacuated . This was the first — and still one of the worst — aesculapian excreting in the show ’s history .
Jonathan Penner Suffers An Infected Knee
subsister : Micronesiaactually saw two medical evacuations . The first was Jonathan Penner , who cut back his knee during one of the reward challenge . It was n’t the cutting itself that pull Jonathan from the game ; it was the foul transmission that followed . Jonathan stay in the biz for a few more 24-hour interval , but his massively inflated , swollen , and purple knee begin to concern Jeff , and he had the medical team evaluate Jonathan . It was deemed far too serious to ignore , and Jonathan was pulled from the game .
James Clement Suffers An Infected Finger
The secondMicronesiaevacuation was James Clement , who also suffered a serious infection . James had cut his finger , and , like Jonathan , had ignored the injury . Also like Jonathan , medical staff was finally called in to try the injury . They deduct that the contagion could spread out across his body and cause some serious equipment casualty to his reefer if leave untreated . James listen their admonition and was taken out of the biz , but reluctantly . He was even more heartbroken thanwhen he develop himself vote out ofSurvivor : Chinawith two immunity idols in his pocket .
Joe Dowdle Suffers An Infected Leg
Another victim of infection was Joe Dowdle , who contend onSurvivor : Tocantins . Joe had suffered an contagion in his leg , and it was growing so spoiled that he was asked to abstain from participating in challenge . The aesculapian team took a aspect at the branch and determined that the infection could spread to his bones if left untreated .
The medical team even believed that the branch would ask to be amputate — and that Joe might evendie — if he ignored the infection any longer . uncalled-for to say , he was swiftly fill from the biz .
Russell Swan Passes Out
Russell Swan was a contestant onSurvivor : Samoa . He passed out during one of the unsusceptibility challenges , do Jeff to halt the challenge and call in medical faculty . Once they saw to the recently revived Russell , he fainted yet again . They deduced that dehydration had have his ancestry atmospheric pressure to plump , make him to decease out . Russell was quickly taken out of the game , as he genuinely feared for his life . Still , he made a mug on the show , becoming afan - favoriteSurvivorplayer despite not make up the merge .
Kourtney Moon Fractures Her Hand
Unfortunately , Kourtney Moon did n’t even make it past the first immunity challenge inSurvivor : One World . The challenge see to it contestant jumping into a giant net from a great height . Jeff apprise the contestants to keep their hands near their chests , but Kourtney instinctively put her workforce out to protect herself from the fall . She landed hard on her hand and scramble to complete the balance of the challenge . After Kourtney report feeling dizzy , Jeff had aesculapian brought in and they cursorily mold that her hand and wrist had fracture .
Shamar Thomas Gets Sand In His Eye
viewing audience really never know what ’s go to fall out onSurvivor , and , sometimes , even a caryopsis of backbone can put histrion out of the game . While compete onCaramoan , Shamar got a small grain of sand in his eyeball and reported that his eye was finger very itchy and scratchy .
Medical was brought in and discovered that he had a scratched cornea . They also enjoin that , if left untreated , he could suffer from a corneal detrition and lose spate in his eye . Thus , the harm required Shamar to go out the game .
Pat Cusack Injures His Back
In a terribly dramatic scene from the premiere ofSurvivor : David vs. Goliath , Pat Cusack gravely injured his back while returning to coterie after an immunity challenge . The sauceboat tease back was hit by inclement weather , ensue in very rough and jerky H2O . This water caused the boat to dash into a wafture and hurting Pat ’s back . While TV audience did n’t see the stroke itself , they see Pat ( in a bang-up amount of pain ) being transported onto the beach by the aesculapian team . They were afraid that Pat had fractured his back , and he was swiftly taken from the game . It stands as one of the most dramatic andscariest moments inSurvivorhistory .
Caleb Reynolds Collapses
Survivor : Kaôh Rōngproved brutally difficult for a phone number of contestants , including Caleb Reynolds . During a in particular unmanageable reward challenge , three separate survivor collapsed from the heat and enfeeblement . While two were cleared and given the OK , Caleb was n’t . Caleb was audibly gasping while put down on the terra firma and seemed to pass out in front of the aesculapian squad . He had a temperature of 110 degrees and was name with heatstroke . ensure as how heatstroke can be fatal if left untreated , Caleb was promptly absent from the game and take in quick medical tending .
Colton Cumbie Gets Appendicitis
Colton Cumbie of is a very controversialSurvivorcontestant due to his poor behavior duringSurvivor : One macrocosm . Still , he was invite back to take part inSurvivor : Blood vs. Water . After reportedly suffering from a headache , Colton collapsed in the forest and was help back to bivouac by his nemesis , Christina . When Jeff and the medical squad came to check on him , he was found curled up in a ball . He reported severe venter pain , and the medics said it was appendicitis . Deeming that it was too high-risk to delay in the game , they attract Colton from the plot . Not that his fellow castaway minded much .
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Correction
An early version of this post included a photo of Jeremy Collins instead of James Clement .
