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ARTelevision · 06-01-2003, 03:14 PM

since we don't have an explanation for why this happened, this is a good opportunity to guess...

um, oxygen and a spark?
SHC?

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Man badly burnt on operating table

01jun03
A MAN is recovering in Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital after sustaining third degree burns while undergoing heart transplant surgery.

The man received burns to his back and head when the operating table caught fire during the operation last week, hospital spokesman Grant Cameron said today.

Doctors successfully completed the surgery, Mr Cameron said.

He said the circumstances leading to the fire were complex and unusual and an investigation was underway.

Opposition health spokeswoman Fiona Simpson called on Health Minister Wendy Edmond to give a full explanation as to how the operating table caught fire.

"Prince Charles has a very good reputation with heart surgery. It's a very well-regarded hospital," Ms Simpson said.

"But this would seem to be quite a bizarre and worrying incident.

"I think that the Health Minister needs to reveal exactly what happened.

"You've just got to bring it out in the open, deal with it and ensure that it can't happen again."

Ms Simpson said only a full explanation into the incident would allay the fears of people who relied on the health system for critical care.

Comment is being sought from the Health Department.
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a really hot nurse?

what's your guess?

spectre · 06-01-2003, 03:25 PM

This isn't the first time something like this has happened. if there was any pure oxygen leaking and there was the slightest spark, it would start a fire. It's just scary to think that something like this can happen.

greytone · 06-01-2003, 03:36 PM

Electrocautery is used extensively in almost all surgical procedures. Care is taken to ground the patient. But if there was a high concetration of O2, fire is possible. I don' t know if inhaled anesthetics are flammable, but there certainly is flammable gas in the GI tract.

impirius7 · 06-01-2003, 04:13 PM

yeah probably a small leak in some O2 somewhere or maybe anasthetic gases

gov135 · 06-01-2003, 04:18 PM

Boy, you people are awfully analytical.

I say spontaneous human combustion strikes again. It would be kinda neat. Think about it, the world of the unexplained strikes a hospital room full of men and women of science. There's a movie here, I just know it.

ARTelevision · 06-01-2003, 04:19 PM

yeah, and why the mysterious tone of the story?

"He said the circumstances leading to the fire were complex and unusual and an investigation was underway."

greytone · 06-01-2003, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by ARTelevision
yeah, and why the mysterious tone of the story?

Because it was written by the press? The press can not understand basic scientific concepts and they are trying to sell papers and modern reporters seem to think everthing bad has to be the result of some one doing something wrong.

ARTelevision · 06-02-2003, 02:58 AM

yeah, maybe.

I'll look for the followup.

Sometimes, I let my chain get jerked a little.
I'm in it for the info-tainment...

seretogis · 06-02-2003, 03:31 AM

I believe that vampires were invovled somehow.

GoldenOuroboros · 06-02-2003, 04:55 AM

Yeah ART... post it up here if you find it.. would like to know what happened and what caused it

rockogre · 06-02-2003, 05:00 AM

I'm going with the extremely hot nurses theory.

Daval · 06-02-2003, 05:01 AM

The O2 and spark theory sounds like a good probable cause.

XenuHubbard · 06-02-2003, 06:31 AM

They're lying. It's obvious that it was another case of spontanious self-combustion.

They're trying to keep it secret, just like China and SARS.

mtsgsd · 06-02-2003, 08:19 AM

Or maybe the surgeon was free-basing during surgery? Look what happend to Richard Pryor!

06-01-2003, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	spontaneous surgical combustion? since we don't have an explanation for why this happened, this is a good opportunity to guess... um, oxygen and a spark? SHC? ........................................................ Man badly burnt on operating table 01jun03 A MAN is recovering in Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital after sustaining third degree burns while undergoing heart transplant surgery. The man received burns to his back and head when the operating table caught fire during the operation last week, hospital spokesman Grant Cameron said today. Doctors successfully completed the surgery, Mr Cameron said. He said the circumstances leading to the fire were complex and unusual and an investigation was underway. Opposition health spokeswoman Fiona Simpson called on Health Minister Wendy Edmond to give a full explanation as to how the operating table caught fire. "Prince Charles has a very good reputation with heart surgery. It's a very well-regarded hospital," Ms Simpson said. "But this would seem to be quite a bizarre and worrying incident. "I think that the Health Minister needs to reveal exactly what happened. "You've just got to bring it out in the open, deal with it and ensure that it can't happen again." Ms Simpson said only a full explanation into the incident would allay the fears of people who relied on the health system for critical care. Comment is being sought from the Health Department. .......... a really hot nurse? what's your guess? __________________ create evolution

06-01-2003, 03:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	This isn't the first time something like this has happened. if there was any pure oxygen leaking and there was the slightest spark, it would start a fire. It's just scary to think that something like this can happen. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-01-2003, 03:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	Electrocautery is used extensively in almost all surgical procedures. Care is taken to ground the patient. But if there was a high concetration of O2, fire is possible. I don' t know if inhaled anesthetics are flammable, but there certainly is flammable gas in the GI tract. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

06-01-2003, 04:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	yeah, and why the mysterious tone of the story? "He said the circumstances leading to the fire were complex and unusual and an investigation was underway." __________________ create evolution

06-02-2003, 02:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	yeah, maybe. I'll look for the followup. Sometimes, I let my chain get jerked a little. I'm in it for the info-tainment... __________________ create evolution

06-01-2003, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
impirius7 Banned	yeah probably a small leak in some O2 somewhere or maybe anasthetic gases

06-01-2003, 04:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	Boy, you people are awfully analytical. I say spontaneous human combustion strikes again. It would be kinda neat. Think about it, the world of the unexplained strikes a hospital room full of men and women of science. There's a movie here, I just know it.

06-02-2003, 03:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	I believe that vampires were invovled somehow. __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames

06-02-2003, 04:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	Yeah ART... post it up here if you find it.. would like to know what happened and what caused it __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

06-02-2003, 05:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
rockogre I aim to misbehave! Location: SW Oklahoma	I'm going with the extremely hot nurses theory. __________________ Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom

06-02-2003, 05:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	The O2 and spark theory sounds like a good probable cause. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

06-02-2003, 06:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
XenuHubbard Cute and Cuddly Location: Teegeeack.	They're lying. It's obvious that it was another case of spontanious self-combustion. They're trying to keep it secret, just like China and SARS. __________________ The above was written by a true prophet. Trust me. "What doesn't kill you, makes you bitter and paranoid". - SB2000

06-02-2003, 08:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
mtsgsd Addict Location: Wisconsin, USA	Or maybe the surgeon was free-basing during surgery? Look what happend to Richard Pryor!