Monday, October 31, 2016

"Fart sparks fire during surgery in Japan"

A patient's fart during a surgical procedure allegedly sparked a fire which caused her to be seriously burnt, the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward said.

The incident was reported in Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

The fire occurred at the university hospital in Tokyo on April 15. The patient, in her 30s, was undergoing an operation which involved applying a laser to her cervix, the lower part of the uterus.

"When the patient's intestinal gas leaked into the space of the operation (room), it ignited with the irradiation of the laser, and the burning spread, eventually reaching the surgical drape and causing the fire," the report said.

Via Reddit: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/fart-sparks-fire-during-surgery-in-japan-patient-seriously-burnt

3 comments:

edutcher said...

74% methane and hydrogen.

ndspinelli said...

Hillary "smells like boiled cabbage, urine and farts" according to Podesta.

William said...

Kind of a metaphor for Hillary's campaign. Could also work for Trump, though.