Andy Hall wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/7131532.stm


It's not that uncommon - A&E Depts carry the equipment to sort most
instances without having to resort to the Fire Brigade: presumably in
this case the material wouldn't succumb to normal methods.

The usual problem is that the hapless punters are understandably so
embarrassed by their plight that that they wait until the last possible
moment before presenting themselves to the medics. When SWMBO worked in
A&E she had to look after a young lad in his teens who was similarly
afflicated, where sadly amputation was the only option.

David