5 possible reasons for that: 1. They didnt have any 2. The batteries expired 3. The bulbs blew 4. They couldnt find them 5. The patient operated on was the hospital's electrical engineer and probably threw them away thinking they were not neccesary.
6. Hospital didn't have the budget for explosion-proof flashlights suitable for use in operating rooms stocked with oxygen cylinders and volatile anesthetics.
Flashlights aren't known for exploding and there are plenty of things hotter than a flashlight bulb in an operating theatre. And that's only a few of the reasons that explosions aren't even remotely a concern in an operating theatre.
No, the simple fact of the spark created by pushing the power button on a flashlight would suffice to ignite the pure oxygen and anesthetics used in an Operating Room.
The flashlight would not actually explode, but the simple fact of turning it on could potentially ignite the atmosphere in the room.
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and they didn't have freakin flashlights at the hospital?
5 possible reasons for that:
1. They didnt have any
2. The batteries expired
3. The bulbs blew
4. They couldnt find them
5. The patient operated on was the hospital's electrical engineer and probably threw them away thinking they were not neccesary.
Or:
6. Hospital didn't have the budget for explosion-proof flashlights suitable for use in operating rooms stocked with oxygen cylinders and volatile anesthetics.
Flashlights aren't known for exploding and there are plenty of things hotter than a flashlight bulb in an operating theatre. And that's only a few of the reasons that explosions aren't even remotely a concern in an operating theatre.
No, the simple fact of the spark created by pushing the power button on a flashlight would suffice to ignite the pure oxygen and anesthetics used in an Operating Room.
The flashlight would not actually explode, but the simple fact of turning it on could potentially ignite the atmosphere in the room.
My R$ 0.04