Brit tourist hospitalised in Thailand with internal bleeding after horror backflip on inflatable assault course

A British tourist was hospitalised with internal bleeding after a horror backflip on Thailand inflatable assault course. Callum Ryan, 21, says a 'dodgy landing' made his lungs hitting his ribs - which caused his lungs to bleed and left him coughing up blood. After the jump Callum and girlfriend, Beth Colley, 19, travelled from the Grand Canyon water park, Chiang Mai, to Pye, on a three-and-a-half-hour coach journey. But when they arrived, Callum was feeling so unwell he went to the nearest hospital - but claims it was closed and he was told to head back in the morning. The next day, he was given an x-ray and told he'd dislocated his ribs and damaged his lungs. Callum then had to head back to Chiang Mai - to the Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. He was kept in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai, for a few days while they assessed Callum and worked out what was wrong with him. Callum, a digital creator, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: "It is a hot spot for tourists and I thought it would be great fun. "There was a big bouncy cushion at the waterpark that you jump on to and I thought: 'Let's give it a go.' "My girlfriend, Beth, went first - there was a five-metre drop to jump on the cushion - she did a backflip into the water from the cushion which propelled her into the air. "I thought I'd do a backflip and I got the two biggest lads to jump on the cushion at the same time. "They said they have never seen someone hit the height that I did - I landed in a dodgy way, flat on my back. "As soon as I landed in the water, I knew I'd done something wrong. "I swam up underwater and the second I hit the air, I had a handful of blood. "Straight away within two or three seconds, I coughed up a handful of blood and that went on for 30 minutes." When Callum hit the water, his lungs hit his ribs which caused the lungs to bleed internally. Callum said he was 'a little worried', took some time out and went back to enjoying his day. After their day out, Callum and Beth then headed to their next stop on their travels, Pye, Thailand. The couple were on a four-month trip - travelling to Dubai, Vietnam, Bali and Thailand. Callum said: "I felt really sick and ill, when I got there I wasn't feeling good. "I went to the hospital and they said: 'Sorry, we are closed, you will have to come back in the morning.' "I went back in the morning, they gave me an x-ray and they said how I dislocated my ribs and damaged my lungs." Callum was told how he would have to go to another hospital - back in Chiang Mai - as they couldn't treat him. Callum then left his girlfriend in Pye and headed back on a three-and-a-half coach journey to the hospital alone. He said: "We were three and a half hours away and I knew what the journey was like and I thought she was better off staying in Pye - we had the hotel booked there - she stayed with friends we met on our travels." He said: "I went to the hospital and booked a hotel for myself, I left my girlfriend in Pye. "The hospital in Chiang Mai also said they couldn't do anything until the next day. "I then returned to the hospital where they did a blood test, what stood out to me a lot is that the hospital was very much not the standard of the hospitals in the UK, you wouldn't see pigeons walking around the hospital here. "Although they were really helpful and they were doing all they could." At the hospital, Callum received an X-ray to check if there was any internal damage and was prescribed some pain killers and sent on his way. Callum spent two days in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital Hospital, Chiang Mai, and was given some painkillers to help with the pain. Callum's girlfriend, Beth remained in Pye while Callum was at the hospital getting treatment. Callum and his girlfriend carried on with their travels. Callum said he did debate heading back to the UK but it would be too expensive to get back. He said: "After we were in Pye we went to Chiang Mai to get to the airport, so I had to do the journey again. "We then flew to Hanoi in Vietnam and travelled the whole of Vietnam." Callum's costs were covered by health insurance, totalling up to 2,855 Thai Baht (£65.66) and he has since made a full recovery. Callum said he doesn't think he would take the risk he did at the waterpark after his injury. He added: "But when I am in that environment I get silly. I am an adrenaline junky for that type of stuff." Treatment and costs - 200 Bhat (£4.65) Seeing a Doctor 500 Bhat (£11.63) X-ray and hospital fee 1450 Bhat (£33) Main hospital fee 105 Bhat (£2.44) Medication 300 Bhat (£6.97) Another x-ray and hospital fee