Posted on 11/01/2016 9:31:54 AM PDT by PROCON
A patient in a Tokyo hospital has been left with serious burns after she passed wind during an operation that ignited the laser a surgeon was using during the procedure.
The woman, in her 30s, was undergoing surgery at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital which involved a laser being applied to her cervix and lower part of her uterus.
However, as the surgeon carried out the procedure, the patient passed wind as the laser was being used.
It then caused the gas to ignite, sparking a fire, which set her hospital gown and legs ablaze.
She suffered serious burns but is thought to have survived the incident.
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I hate when that happens.
Wow. This should come from the News of the Weird source. NEVER have I heard of this sort of thing happening.
Women don’t fart ... just ask them.
What’s worse than getting seriously burned during surgery? Having the whole world know it was caused by your farting. Please leave this poor woman alone.
If the hospital had a soul, they would tell her someone in the room spilled hot coffee on her, settle with her, and let her go on with life never knowing.
Care for the -whole- patient.
They don't even know if she lived?
Now, that's a fart!
And im not sure, but this being Japan, doesn’t everyone have to commit suicide now?
OR fires are actually a serious issue. A lot of steps are taken to prevent them.
I’ll bet The Joint Commission will develop a new standard on bowel gas release that will add to your hospital bill.
Of epic proportions.
They probably had some malfunctioning oxygen equipment in the operating room that caused the fire, but blamed the woman’s farting to avoid responsibility.
Nobody's been able to go back in that operating room yet to check.
Hospital Operating rooms have higher oxygen count, low moisture, dry cotton sheets...
I can see it happeneing.
But I think I would not tell the whole world- just say the sheets caught on fire from the laser.
Unless they were too busy laughing to put out the fire.
It was both tragic and hil-larious at the same time.
When I was in the navy, we used to light farts to amuse one another when standing sonar watch got boring. Of course, we did it though our dungarees, not bare skin.
It produced a very colorful mushroom cloud of natural gas flame, without damaging the sailor. It never failed to crack everybody up.
Yeah, standing watch was usually pretty boring.
Jumpin’ Jack Frash.
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