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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?
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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?
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