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Woman catches fire during hemorrhoid operation
The Local - Sweden's news in English ^
| 12 Dec 07
| Paul O'Mahony
Posted on 12/13/2007 6:46:39 PM PST by pa_dweller
Sweden's welfare board has criticized a hospital in Stockholm after a 40-year-old woman caught fire during a hemorrhoid operation, Aftonbladet reports.
While the woman's piles were successfully removed by doctors at Ersta Hospital, she ended up leaving the surgery in September with a partially burned backside.
In addition to the hemorrhoids, the woman was also in hospital to have a lump removed with the aid of electrosurgery. The accident took place after a nurse had cleaned the woman's skin with an antiseptic solution.
With some of the highly flammable liquid having trickled under the women's body, the patient caught fire when staff switched on the electrical current and began operating.
By the time the nurse succeeded in putting out the fire, the woman had been left with three red burn marks. She later made several return visits to the hospital in order to be treated for her new injuries.
The National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) has now ordered the hospital to draft a set of written procedures to ensure that patients are not exposed to similar risks in future.
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KEYWORDS: combustiblekeester; yikes
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posted on
12/13/2007 10:21:50 PM PST
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Slings and Arrows
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To: ZinGirl
Sure am glad it wasn’t me!
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12/13/2007 10:24:21 PM PST
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Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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Cripplecreek stole my line ...I’m suing! ;)
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12/14/2007 4:26:55 AM PST
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Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: pa_dweller
CO2 fire extinguisher to the rump, that’ll wake you up right quick.
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12/14/2007 10:33:35 AM PST
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Darksheare
(Cannibal Soup, a meal within yourself.)
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posted on
12/14/2007 10:36:05 AM PST
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andy58-in-nh
(Kill the terrorists, secure the borders, and give me back my freedom.)
To: pa_dweller
I was expecting a flash fire with the doctor’s eyebrows getting singed.....
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posted on
12/14/2007 10:37:00 AM PST
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G Larry
(HILLARY CARE = DYING IN LINE!)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ah yes, 90+ percent alcohol skin disinfectant.
Nice blue flame..
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posted on
12/14/2007 10:38:24 AM PST
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Darksheare
(Cannibal Soup, a meal within yourself.)
To: Daffynition
I looked for a long time but I couldn’t find a picture of a smoldering gerbil. Maybe I’ll make one later today.
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12/14/2007 10:53:52 AM PST
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cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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posted on
12/14/2007 11:20:33 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
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It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.That was intense!
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12/14/2007 9:05:30 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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Quick. Ping Charles Henrickson.
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