Canadian patient bleeds green

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Vancouver patient oozes green blood

Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2007 | 7:17 AM PT
The Canadian Press

Doctors at Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital came across something highly illogical when they tried to put an arterial line into a patient about to undergo surgery: his blood was dark green.

The green blood — reminiscent of the Vulcan blood found in Mr. Spock of Star Trek fame — came as a bit of a shock to Dr. Alana Flexman and her colleagues, who report on the unusual case in this week's issue of the journal The Lancet.

The 42-year-old man was already a bit of a medical departure. He had fallen asleep while kneeling, and developed compartment syndrome in both legs.


The potentially dangerous condition involves a buildup of pressure in deep muscle tissue — in this case in the legs — and unless the pressure was relieved, permanent nerve damage could have been sustained.


http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/06/08/health-green-blood.html

[MsKandice01]

1. Okay, that's just weird...

[crispini]

2. Well, that's very interesting!

Didn't know that could happen!