Ricky had his share of childhood injuries. 

The first was when he decided to drink turpentine.  It was scary but no harm done.

Another time, when they were not much older, Mike got angry at Rick and swung the garden hose at him.  The nozzle hit Mike on the top and his head and a stream of blood started shooting straight up out of his head.  I remember putting pressure on it and it stopped.  But it was a strange sight as this fountain of blood shot out of the top of his head.

The third is when he was playing in the playground when they were mowing the “grass” which was more dirt and rock.  The mower picked up a rock and it hit Ricky right in the center of the chest and knocked him down.  He ended up in the hospital but all was ok.