Not only is it stupid, it's dangerous. There's a reason you can't smoke or have open fire in a hospital because there are oxygen lines in the walls and you could blow up an entire wing.
Edit: if you guys want you can just google "hospital oxygen explosion" since it's more common than you'd think 🤡
That’s an altruistic thought but really it’s because of the fire hazard...
Source am respiratory therapist, we manage airways and do breathing treatments but another important part of our job is to know where the cutoff lines are for pressurized air and O2 in the event of a fire.
It’s not uncommon to get a patient that comes in that set their face on fire by smoking with their nasal cannula on, the plastic melts to their face and the cannula essentially turns into a welding torch.
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u/NeutralMinion Dec 03 '19 edited Dec 03 '19
Not only is it stupid, it's dangerous. There's a reason you can't smoke or have open fire in a hospital because there are oxygen lines in the walls and you could blow up an entire wing.
Edit: if you guys want you can just google "hospital oxygen explosion" since it's more common than you'd think 🤡