Woman dies catching fire during surgery

[AAA]

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/hea...ry_at.html

[mattkime]

thats why smoking isn't allowed during surgery.

[cbelt3]

Very sad and unfortunate. But it happens. Most probable cause was flammable anesthesia, oxygen, and a spark from equipment. Most people don't appreciate how dangerous gaseous anesthesia can be.

[Speedy]

Under proposed tort reform she (well, her estate) would be able to sue the hospital to recover medical costs for those six days of medical expenses she incurred before she died. Which the estate would then repay to the hospital. No pain and suffering, etc. allowed. As a co-worker mentioned, she would probably be getting lots of free morphine so there wouldn't be any pain and suffering.


"Janice McCall, 65, of Energy, Ill., died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 8, six days after being burned on the operating table at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill., her family's attorney said."