9-Year-Old Filipino Girl Has Scissors Stuck In Head For A Week

Author Morty

July 11th, 2023 5:45 PM

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A 9-year-old girl from the Philippines is recovering after having scissors lodged in her head for a week.

How Did This Happen?

Nicole Raga is a 9-year-old Filipino girl who had scissors lodged in her head. She had an argument with her brother, who is 5-years-old. They were fighting over a pencil. Her brother grabbed his backpack and used it to defend himself. He hit her over her head with it. The scissors in the bag somehow were exposed and stabbed Nicole in the head!

Their father Rene Boy told NDTV, “Sharp objects like scissors or knives must be kept away from children.” Rene saw the scissors stuck in his daughters head, he immediately rushed her to the hospital. Doctors watched over Nicole carefully to make sure nothing else happened. The hospital told her father that it would cost them 30,000 PHP to remove the scissors. That’s about $540 US Dollars.

Why Did It Take A Week To Get The Scissors Removed?

After finding out how much it would cost to removed the scissors from Nicole’s skull, he immediately said he could not afford it, but could have the money later on.

Nicole spent the rest of the week in the hospital under watch. She eventually had the surgery on July 9th, a week later. Her father worked and also received donations from locals who were concerned for Nicole.

A full recovery is expected, but Nicole will need to be very careful when doing things for a bit. Doctors said there is no damage done to her brain. The outer wounds will heal and should be back to normal fairly quick. Good news all around for Nicole. Her father said he was very grateful that Nicole is going to be fine and thankful for those who donated to help pay for the procedure.

We have more on this story in today’s Other News!

Morty is the Executive Producer of “The Mike And Carla Morning Show” on 96.3 KKLZ. He's been a part of the show and station for 5 years. Aside from producing the morning show, he has served as production director for over 20 years. Those commercials you hear between the music, he produced a lot of them for Las Vegas! He loves music, playing guitar, all things Vegas Golden Knights, the Steelers, and his English Bulldog, Squish! He will talk forever with you on any of these things! Morty writes about peculiar news stories and Las Vegas happenings.

School Supplies Your Kids Really Need

Here is Clark County, we are four days into the 2022-23 school year and hopefully you were able to afford all the school supplies your kid really needs for school. However, for those waiting to start school, our friends at SNWS put out an article with a list of some of the things kids today need for school. Now, don’t get too freaked out by the list since some things haven’t changed over the years, but there are a couple of items that pop out at you…and the fact that the younger kids need these as well.

Remember when all you needed was a couple of #2 pencils, paper, a few folders? Oh, and the book covers we made at home out of paper bags from the grocery store…well those days are over! Starting in kindergarten, the following are listed as supplies the little ones need for school:

Writing utensils
Glue sticks
School glue
Markers
Tissues (more so for the teacher)
Crayons
Colored pencils
Safety scissors

Then you wonder why the back pack you kid carries to school weighs more than the kid…and that’s just for those kids 5-6 years of age!

The article features results from a poll of about 1,000 parents who were surveyed and found the top must-have back-to-school supplies include….and keep in mind that these are now considered “basic” items by today’s standards. Times are tough as it is, having to by back to school clothes, including shoes, socks…lunch boxes (do they still use those any more?).

Keep in mind, you probably have already shopped and taken care of all these back to school needs, but if not, feel free to share this list with your family and friend! Scroll down to see the Top 5 items on the list of back to school items needed.

All that and much more in Mike & Carla’s segment of “A Few Things We Think You Should Know” this morning!

#5 HEADPHONES
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This one might be the big surprise of all needed school supplies…a set of headphones for kids! But it made the list and came in at #5!
#4 LAPTOP
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Hopefully you were able to get one at a good price because we are of that age where even the kids have to have a decent laptop for school…coming in at #4 on the list!
#3 BACKPACKS & LUNCHBOXES
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Typically a staple when shopping for back to school and still that important where it came in at #3 on the list!
#2 RETRO SUPPLIES (TRAPPERS, GEL PENS)
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You have to make sure the kids have these for school…in hopes of keeping classes somewhat organized! Thus it comes in at #2 on the list!
#1 PENCIL, PENS, & PAPER

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When all is said and done, it gets down to the basics and believe it or not, the same with school supplies….keeping it at #1 on the list of back to school supplies!