Back in '03 a patient undergoing emergency heart surgery caught on fire at a Seattle Hospital.
He began to BBQ after alcohol poured on his skin was ignited by a surgical instrument.
According to the hospital, the patient died after the surgery but that was due to heart failure and not the fire. Further investigation revealed that his heart stopped beating because it was flame broiled.
According to this article, 2 people die each year from a combination of combustible factors, including the main culprit, an electrosurgical unit. That reminds me of the time TKID's medical correspondent accidentally used his vintage Roland Synthesizer on a patient instead of his electro-knife. The results were tragic for electronic musicians everywhere.
