Wolfbutter
02-05-2008, 02:09 PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians visiting a health resort received a rude shock when a nurse used hydrogen peroxide instead of water to give them enemas.
Itar-Tass news agency reported Thursday that 17 tourists in the Caucasus spa town of Yessentuki had to be treated in hospital after the mix-up.
Sources at the sanatorium said the mistake was explained by water and hydrogen peroxide looking the same. Hydrogen peroxide, which can be used to bleach hair, is used as a disinfectant but should not be ingested.
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC17931820080131?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
That must have hurt like a mother.
Itar-Tass news agency reported Thursday that 17 tourists in the Caucasus spa town of Yessentuki had to be treated in hospital after the mix-up.
Sources at the sanatorium said the mistake was explained by water and hydrogen peroxide looking the same. Hydrogen peroxide, which can be used to bleach hair, is used as a disinfectant but should not be ingested.
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC17931820080131?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
That must have hurt like a mother.