An Australian teen almost died after a shark chomped down on his leg — and narrowly missed his femoral artery. Julian McLennan, 16, was surfing on Christmas Day afternoon when the beast attacked.

Professional surfer Mikala Jones died Sunday after his femoral artery was severed by a surfboard fin in an accident while suffering in the Mentawai Islands. He was 44.

Mechanical injury to the femoral artery was induced by insertion of a large wire (0.38 mm in diameter, No. C-SF-1515, Cook, Bloomington, IN, USA), as previously described. 17, 18 Briefly, the ...

Jolly SS, AlRashidi S, d’Entremont M-A, et al. Routine ultrasonography guidance for femoral vascular access for cardiac procedures: the UNIVERSAL randomized clinical trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;Epub ...