One incident I discovered when preparing for a lecture I gave to
anesthesiologists was a large oxygen cylinder (300 size IIRC) that was
wheeled into the room while a patient was in the machine. The cylinder flew
ten feet and landed across the opening, pinning the patient inside. After
quenching the field they were able to get her out, badly bruised but
otherwise unhurt. Fortunately the thing didn't arrive end on, it could have
gone inside with her and crushed her completely. Yuck!

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On 14 Mar 2005 05:03:59 -0800, jim rozen wrote:
In article rs.com,
Jon Elson
says...

injured. At a hospital in St. Louis, a compressed gas bottle that
was SUPPOSED to be aluminum was thrown across the MRI room and nearly
killed several people.

In NY a child was killed by a "non-ferrous" O2 bottle recently
as well.

Key point being, it wasn't non-ferrous, and they failed to check.