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(WTAE)   Been about a week since a member of the idiocracy tried to light a smoke up while on oxygen, so this story is back in rotation   (wtae.com) divider line
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feckingmorons [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 7:07:06 PM  
You're good at insulting people subby.
 
Biscuit Tin [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 7:10:10 PM  
I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.
 
feckingmorons [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 7:24:29 PM  

Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.


Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.
 
Dodo David [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 8:40:07 PM  
Perhaps now the patient realizes that smoking is bad for one's health.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 8:47:54 PM  

feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.


I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.
 
feckingmorons [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 9:31:09 PM  

Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.


I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:42:44 PM  

feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion


These NFPA statistics are old, but nothing much has changed.
 
josiahgould
2023-01-30 10:47:15 PM  
My uncle burned himself pretty badly years ago while on oxygen... Not smoking, he was using an angle grinder. Sparks is sparks, folks!
 
Ragin' Asian [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:48:29 PM  
I love me some Pittsburgh, but this story tracks. Especially when it comes to old yinzers.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:51:39 PM  

Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.


Holy shiat! Once a week!?

They should stop letting him have oxygen at home! How is he not dead!?
 
kabloink [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:52:39 PM  
Demonstrations: The Dangers of Oxygen
Youtube LrfHnKtKvws
 
Johnny the Tackling Alzheimers Patient
2023-01-30 11:03:19 PM  
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thorpe [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 11:08:55 PM  

feckingmorons: . Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.


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feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.

Well work harder on getting reality to conform to your beliefs. Reality must be wrong.
 
daffy
2023-01-30 11:11:30 PM  

Dodo David: Perhaps now the patient realizes that smoking is bad for one's health.



Smoking may kill you, but smoking while on or near an oxygen take can kill many people at once. They will never learn.
 
minnesotaboy
2023-01-30 11:14:34 PM  

feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion


Ummm. Yes.

It makes almost EVERYTHING burn.

Including dust in the air, it mixes and reignites the smoke, skin oils, clothing (especially synthetic) and most of all it makes everything burn its hottest virtually instantly.

Supports combustion (Facepalm)
 
Theeng
2023-01-30 11:17:13 PM  

minnesotaboy: feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion

Ummm. Yes.

It makes almost EVERYTHING burn.

Including dust in the air, it mixes and reignites the smoke, skin oils, clothing (especially synthetic) and most of all it makes everything burn its hottest virtually instantly.

Supports combustion (Facepalm)


It's fecking, having an obviously wrong opinion and supporting it in bad faith is their thing.
 
Nocrash [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 11:17:40 PM  
Good friend now deceased burned off his mustache with a nose cannulla at home while lighting his cannabis pipe with  bic lighter. Forgot the cannula. Said it flared up real good. Should have used a long stem pipe instead of the little one. Should have quit smoking long before that.
 
chitownmike
2023-01-30 11:22:03 PM  

leeksfromchichis: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

Holy shiat! Once a week!?

They should stop letting him have oxygen at home! How is he not dead!?


You'd think he'd learn
 
phimuskapsi [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 11:23:27 PM  

Dodo David: Perhaps now the patient realizes that smoking is bad for one's health.


No. My aunt was on O2 and she not only caught fire once, but TWICE! 

She ended up passing after a long battle with lung cancer.
 
feckingmorons [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 11:26:34 PM  

Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion

These NFPA statistics are old, but nothing much has changed.


The linked article is about a hospital.  Your statistics are about home O2.

Certainly there are more fires at home, their is easier access to matches, lighters, and cigarettes.

Did your original comment refer to patients setting themselves aflame in a hospital, or did you not bother to read the article?

If you work or worked in a hospital where a patient bursts into flame once a week that seems like something risk management should look into.
 
Crocoduck
2023-01-30 11:36:48 PM  
Sounds like Subby is real big in inhibiting Freedom.  What does Subby have to hide, I wonder?
 
qlenfg
2023-01-30 11:37:16 PM  
We were lying in bed one night, when all of the sudden there was a loud boom, the windows rattled, and we almost immediately smelled smoke. Allegedly, someone in the apartments at the end of our street was smoking while using oxygen -- we suspect there was more to the story, though. IIRC, it was fatal to at least one of the occupants.
 
watching the trump puddle dry
2023-01-30 11:59:50 PM  
So many of us deserve it
Sinéad O'Connor & The Chieftains - The Foggy Dew
Youtube yaS3vaNUYgs
 
watching the trump puddle dry
2023-01-31 12:01:13 AM  

watching the trump puddle dry: So many of us deserve it
[YouTube video: Sinéad O'Connor & The Chieftains - The Foggy Dew]


God damned honesty, he loves it
 
trappedspirit
2023-01-31 12:05:29 AM  
Are these stories really more prevalent than I am aware of?  Because I can't really remember one before.

/give me fuel
//give me fire
///give me oxygen
////give me an interview

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saturn badger [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 12:11:46 AM  

feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion


Oxy can be volatile under some conditions. DO NOT EVER oil the valves on the tanks, for instance. It can explode very easily.
 
PhoenixFarker [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 1:46:07 AM  

minnesotaboy: feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion

Ummm. Yes.

It makes almost EVERYTHING burn.

Including dust in the air, it mixes and reignites the smoke, skin oils, clothing (especially synthetic) and most of all it makes everything burn its hottest virtually instantly.

Supports combustion (Facepalm)


Their username is the best self-own on fark.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 2:01:09 AM  
Remember to wash down your diabeetus medicine down with a bottle of cane sugar coca cola.
 
KodosZardoz
2023-01-31 3:38:39 AM  
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Yoeman
2023-01-31 7:19:50 AM  
Having used an Oxy-Acetylene torch for about 30 years, I can assure you, do not trifle with pure O2 when there is even a hint of any kind of combustion in your immediate area. Hell, it doesn't have to be immediate. I have a couple nice scars from not following my own advice. Shiat gets real, REAL fast.
 
FarkaDark
2023-01-31 7:49:46 AM  

Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.


Someone not far from me blew up himself, his house and his dog because he insisted on smoking near his active oxygen tank. So sad.
 
jbuist
2023-01-31 9:40:41 AM  
I used to work on an ozone generator. Repair guy from the company who made it told me once that the ozone generation block they used to use was prone to catching fire.

Ozone blocks are fed by nearly 100% pure oxygen.

Yeah, that was bad. I'm glad they switched. Mine never caught fire.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 10:14:50 AM  

feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Marcus Aurelius: feckingmorons: Biscuit Tin: I worked in health care for 30 years, and this is such a common occurence, I can't believe the story ever goes out of rotation.

Odd, I've been an RN for as long and no patient has ever started themselves on fire where I've worked.

I don't know the statistics on institutional oxygen use, but someone sets themselves on fire using home oxygen about once a week.

I find that hard to believe.  Oxygen doesn't burn.   Perhaps they were using the nasal cannula on the acetylene tanks.


/yes I know it supports combustion

These NFPA statistics are old, but nothing much has changed.

The linked article is about a hospital.  Your statistics are about home O2.

Certainly there are more fires at home, their is easier access to matches, lighters, and cigarettes.

Did your original comment refer to patients setting themselves aflame in a hospital, or did you not bother to read the article?

If you work or worked in a hospital where a patient bursts into flame once a week that seems like something risk management should look into.


Dude, you said you found it hard to believe, I give you the facts, and you don't like them so you go back to your original nonsense.

No wonder I call you Florida Man.
 
qlenfg
2023-01-31 12:43:43 PM  
Did we skip over the part about the reason they are on oxygen is because they smoked for so long?
 
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