he of course had not been in the market when the bomb had exploded , the dead were just a smoke screen - collateral damage , but the injuries to his arm were genuine , they had given him a bottle of cheap whisky to self-anesthetise himself as they repeatedly used a sledge hammer on his arm , under the direction of a dispassionate surgeon , who then fitted the rods using rudimentary diy tools , but there was no shortage of antibiotics for him on completion , they didnt want him to die from an infection before he completed his mission .