Gas … flammable. Initially, it was to be an operation on the cervix, to say the least, routine for the medical team at Tokyo Medical University. But this intervention ended in a dramatic incident mentioned in a report from the establishment. The patient’s gas in her thirties allegedly caused a fire, burning her over a large part of her body, including her legs and waist. What could have been a funny misadventure then turned into a dramatic news item.
This fire took place last April, as reported by the Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun, reported by Slate.
An explosive chemical reaction
How did the fire start? The investigation suggests that the patient’s gases in contact with the laser placed near her cervix would have created a start of flames. No other flammable substance apart from flatulenceof the victim was detected by the experts dealing with the case.
“When the intestinal gas of the patient entered the operating room, the contact with the irradiation of the laser set fire, even the surgical sheets caught fire “, tells the Japanese newspaper. The story does not say if the patient has filed a complaint against the hospital.
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