15 Outrageous, Incompetent, and Embarrassing Medical Slip-Ups

Ah, the hospital. A place of healing, of hope, of life-saving miracles... hopefully. As with any institution, it’s not always sunshine and roses. From farting to sexting, this list of fifteen outrageous hospital tales will make you laugh, cry, and cringe.

From the woman whose fart set a Tokyo hospital on fire during surgery, to the military enthusiast who had a 57mm mortar shell stuck in his rectum, to the Indigenous woman who was verbally abused by nurses on her death bed, this list has it all.

We’ve got stories of antivirus scans crashing medical equipment, anesthesia-induced humiliation, receptionists applying medical glue to a child’s eye, sexting during surgery, taking out the wrong kidney, tossing an amputated limb in the trash, a doctor taking a selfie with Joan Rivers while she was sedated, a baby whose head was ripped off during birth, and a nurse making sexual advances on a heart patient. These stories are a testament to the power of human stupidity, incompetence, and carelessness.

15 Farting proves to be a fiery affair.

Medical Mishaps PERILOUS FARTING A woman's fart set a Tokyo hospital on fire during surgery in 2016, burning the patient and spreading to the curtain. The laser they used during the surgery ignited the patient's intestinal gas. CRACKED — *sfam_photo/Shutterstock*,
*Lukas Gojda/Shutterstock*
GQ

14 One snip too far?

Medical Mishaps OVERLY ENTHUSIASTIC SURGEONS A man at the Royal Liverpool Hospital got a vasectomy instead of a minor urological procedure. The hospital apologized, and is investigating. Medics tried to reverse it, but it's unclear if it worked. CRACKED — *Pressmaster/Shutterstock*
**BBC**

13 He took “falling on your sword” to a whole new level.

Medical Mishaps BOMB EXTRACTION (FROM WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE) A patient was admitted to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with a 57mm mortar shell stuck in his rectum. Не was a military enthusiast who tripped and fell onto it while cleaning, he said. The hospital, of course, called the bomb squad. CRACKED — *MarkDill/Shutterstock*
**Gloucester Live**

12 Operating with modern technology.

Medical Mishaps A PC ANTIVIRUS SCAN DISRUPTED HEART SURGERY In 2016, a medical device used for heart catheterization crashed during a procedure, due to an antivirus scan on the PC it was connected to. Luckily, the patient was sedated and the doctors had time to reboot the computer and finish the procedure safely. GRACKED — *Photoroyalty/Shutterstock*
**Softpedia News**

11 A successful drop-in delivery, and a successful surgery!

Medical Mishaps FUMBLED HEART TRANSPLANT A hospital in California was able to do a successful heart transplant after the helicopter carrying it crashed on landing. Firefighters were able to get the organ, but then a medical worker stumbled and dropped it. Fortunately, it was quickly picked up and rushed inside. CRACKED — *Dan Race/Shutterstock*
**BBC**

10 Anesthesia-induced humiliation: not a laughing matter.

Medical Mishaps ANESTHESIA AS A PRANK A woman in L.A. sued a hospital, an anesthesiologist, and a surgeon for taking a photo of her with a fake mustache and fake tears while she was under anesthesia. They allegedly used full anesthesia specifically to humiliate her. CRACKED — *AndriyShevchuk/Shutterstock*
**Fox News**

9 Man sues hospital for throwing away his leg (and his dignity).

Medical Mishaps TOSSING AN AMPUTATED LIMB AWAY LIKE IT'S A PIZZA BOX A Key Largo man sued a South Florida hospital after his amputated leg was found in the trash. He's claiming emotional distress from the invasion of privacy, embarrassment, and humiliation. CRACKED — *Lorna Roberts/Shutterstock*
**Health News Florida**

8 Ice cream is much, much more dangerous than we thought.

Medical Mishaps THREE PEOPLE DIED FROM EATING HOSPITAL ICE CREAM Three people in a Kansas hospital died after eating contaminated Blue Bell ice cream. All Blue Bell products were taken out of that hospital's facilities in Kansas and Oklahoma. CRACKED — *kengphotostock/Shutterstock*.
**Bay News 9**

7 Was the patient’s heart the only thing at risk?

Medical Mishaps OVERLY ENTHUSIASTIC NURSES A lawsuit was filed against Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. It claims a nurse made sexual advances on a heart patient, and the hospital was negligent in hiring the nurse who had a habit of touching patients without consent. CRACKED — *Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock*
**CBS News**

6 No sexting in the operating room!

Medical Mishaps SEXTING DURING SURGERY One Seattle doctor's license was suspended after he sent inappropriate messages during surgery, and selfies with his genitals exposed while wearing his hospital uniform. Really, there's a time and place for everything, and it's not during surgery. CRACKED — *Ground Picture/Shutterstock*
**ABC News**

5 Joan Rivers deserved better than that.

Medical Mishaps SURGERY SELFIE WITH JOAN RIVERS Rivers had a throat procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy clinic, and it's thought that her doctor did a biopsy without her okay, leading to cardiac arrest. Plus, the doctor took a selfie with her while she was sedated. GRACKED — *Sam Aronov/Shutterstock*
**Vulture**

4 Surgery gone extremely wrong.

Medical Mishaps TAKING OUT THE WRONG KIDNEY A 57-year-old man had his healthy kidney removed due to a mistake made by surgeons at a hospital in Wroclaw, Poland. The members of the surgical team got suspended from carrying out procedures until the circumstances of the incident were clarified. CRACKED — *chaiyawat chaidet/Shutterstock*
**Radio Poland**

3 Disgraceful.

Medical Mishaps EXTREMELY ABUSIVE NURSES A 37-year-old Indigenous Woman from Joliette, Quebec died in hospital in 2020 after posting a Facebook Live video of nurses verbally abusing her. They called her stupid as hell, and said things like What are your children going to think, seeing you like this? CRACKED — *Pop Paul-Catalin/Shutterstock*
**Vulms Researcher**

2 One wrong move and, possibly, a lifetime of consequences.

Medical Mishaps A RECEPTIONIST GLUED A KID'S EYE SHUT One woman took her son to a clinic near their home in Blainville, Canada, to have a small scratch on his eyelid sealed with medical glue, but the receptionist with no medical training somehow ended up applying the glue and accidentally glued his eye shut. CRACKED — *jamesteohart/Shutterstock*
**CBC**

1 Truly a baffling combination of stupidity and incompetence.

Medical Mishaps HORRIBLY BOTCHED BIRTH In 2012, a woman about to give birth agreed to a vaginal birth, but the baby got stuck and the doctor ripped its head off. The doctor tried to hide it by pushing the baby back in and doing an emergency C-section. CRACKED — *Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock*
**Houston Style Magazine**

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15 Farting proves to be a fiery affair.

14 One snip too far?

13 He took “falling on your sword” to a whole new level.

12 Operating with modern technology.

11 A successful drop-in delivery, and a successful surgery!

10 Anesthesia-induced humiliation: not a laughing matter.

9 Man sues hospital for throwing away his leg (and his dignity).

8 Ice cream is much, much more dangerous than we thought.

7 Was the patient’s heart the only thing at risk?

6 No sexting in the operating room!

5 Joan Rivers deserved better than that.

4 Surgery gone extremely wrong.

3 Disgraceful.

2 One wrong move and, possibly, a lifetime of consequences.

1 Truly a baffling combination of stupidity and incompetence.

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