On Wed, 20 May 2009 14:32:06 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

The doctor on duty, Rob Carson, quickly recognized the boy was
experiencing potentially fatal bleeding on the brain and knew he had
only minutes to make a hole in the boy's skull to relieve the
pressure.

In a reverse twist, Gigli saws, intended for skulls were adapted for
other uses. The saw was a cable with teeth, and Allied airmen would
hide them in bootlaces, in case they were shot down.

Casady