Forum Home Forum Home > General > The Forum
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Bizarre Story of the Day!
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login


Topic ClosedBizarre Story of the Day!

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
Malc London View Drop Down
Chalfont Snapper
Chalfont Snapper
Avatar

Joined: 11 January 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 8490
Direct Link To This Post Topic: Bizarre Story of the Day!
    Posted: 16 April 2005 at 10:54am

 

Seattle man catches fire during surgery

 

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle police launched an investigation on Friday to determine how a patient undergoing emergency heart surgery caught on fire at a local hospital in 2003.

The male patient, who was not identified, went up in flames after alcohol poured on his skin was ignited by a surgical instrument.

The patient died after the surgery but that was due to heart failure and not the fire, said Dr. Robert Caplan, medical quality director of Virginia Mason.

Caplan said fires are known to occur in operating rooms although they were extremely rare.

The two-year-old incident became publicly known after an anonymous letter sent to the media mentioned it as a sign of unsafe health care at the hospital, and said the patient burned to death.

Caplan strongly disputed its contents. "That letter is factually incorrect," he said.

 

Back to Top
Sponsored Links


Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.06
Copyright ©2001-2023 Web Wiz Ltd.