02 November,2016 08:50 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A woman's fart during an operation started a fire that resulted in her suffering serious burns. The concerned woman patient in Japan was hurt mid-surgery when she passed gas that caught fire causing serious injuries to her body, a university hospital in Tokyo
A woman's fart during an operation started a fire that resulted in her suffering serious burns.
The concerned woman patient in Japan was hurt mid-surgery when she passed gas that caught fire causing serious injuries to her body, a university hospital in Tokyo.
The woman, in her 30s, was undergoing an operation that involved applying a laser to her cervix, the lower part of the uterus at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward.
The laser is believed to have ignited the gas she passed, a report released by the hospital said. According to Japanesse media, her waist and legs were affected by the blaze. Her current condition is unknown.
An external committee looked into the incident and found that no flammable materials were in the operation room and that the equipment was functioning normally during the surgery.
The gas released when one 'farts' is a combination of carbon dioxide, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and methane. Whilst most of the components of flatulence are not harmful, hydrogen and methane render the gas flammable.
