Romania was burned to death because doctors used an alcohol sterilizer.
A woman in Romania died after a fire broke out on the operating table. During the Dec. 22 surgery, the doctor used an alcohol sanitizer and then tried to perform the procedure with an electric scalpel, which caused the fire. According to BBC News, when the electric scalpel came into contact with the body of the patient, which had been sterilized with alcohol, the patient ignited like a torch. The body continued to burn 40 percent and died a week later. Romania's health minister and cardiovascular surgeon labeled the incident a traumatic event and said in a statement released by BBC News that it was a lesson in a disturbing event. A week after the catastrophic surgery, the woman was eventually killed or injured, and the hospital was suspended for six months for failing to report the incident, it was reported.
The country's deputy minister also issued a statement saying it could have been avoided. Moldova said: ? Surgeons should be aware that the use of alcohol-based disinfectants is prohibited when using scalpels for surgery.? An electric scalpel is a surgical instrument. It uses high-frequency, high-voltage currents generated at the tip of the effective electrode to heat the tissue when it comes into contact with the body in order to separate and coagulate the body's tissues, thereby cutting the body's tissues while achieving a hemostatic effect.
It is reported that this is not the first incident. When an 80-year-old Japanese woman with colon cancer underwent surgery in 2007,? sparks from a scalpel ignited an alcohol sterilizer.? the woman suffered second- and third-degree burns and received skin grafts two weeks after the surgery. In the medical malpractice that occurred in 2007, the researchers wrote, ? Alcohol antiseptics are most useful and have an immediate effect on preoperative skin disinfection. However, electric scalpels and alcoholic beverages are always accompanied by the risk of catching fire, requiring full compensation. ?In 2015, a fire at a Romanian nightclub killed 64 people and the case is still under investigation. The former health minister is accused of delaying or preventing burners from receiving treatment abroad, leading to many deaths in the country's crumbling hospitals.