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WAYMART, PA A man died after lighting a cigarette while wearing an oxygen mask, state police in Honesdale, PA, said.
At about 9:27 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of the death of Douglas Raymond Till, 56, of Waymart.
An investigation showed that Till tried lighting a cigarette while the oxygen mask was attached to his face, police said. The open flame and the flowing oxygen sparked a flash fire that caused facial and upper respiratory burns.
The melted rubber from the mask caused a small fire on the carpet but didn't spread.
Deputy Coroner Carol Lienert pronounced Till dead.
SWBTATTReg
(22,188 posts)Initech
(100,117 posts)malaise
(269,237 posts)before taking a shower. She decided to smoke a cigarette before her bath. She lived but that was the end of her modelling career - people can be really stupid. You had to see the photos with her scars.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)He probably had a chance to reproduce.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)One less Gene Pool member.
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)uppityperson
(115,681 posts)rurallib
(62,470 posts)Never forget seeing an older lady at an empty mall once pushing an oxygen tank with the prongs in her nose and smoking a cigarette.
Aristus
(66,485 posts)demmiblue
(36,909 posts)Ouch.
Runningdawg
(4,527 posts)I worked as a secretary in ICU. 2 am ...Woosh! Thump! *screams* Visitor had given the pt a cig and lighter. The man had slid the oxygen mask up on his forehead to smoke. It melted, caught his hair on fire, and blinded him in one eye.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Female lung cancer patient, at home on oxygen, wearing a wig.
She didnt survive, cornor said inhaling the smoke and fumes from the burning mask and synthetic wig with her already damaged lungs pushed her body over the edge.
It was one of those calls you never forget.
hunter
(38,339 posts)If tobacco was illegal I'm certain the gangs would be selling it and killing one another in turf wars.
I found these links on medical oxygen:
https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Safety-in-the-home/Medical-oxygen
Other pictures and videos I found were horrifying and might break DU's rules about shock content.