Petrol man 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
I am a paramedic student and i have recently been to Bendigo doing 8 days of placements with the Rural Ambulance Service. I have a Darwin awards honourable mention to add to the list from my experiences in Bendigo.
Although he wasn't our patient, as we drove into accidents and emergencies in Bendigo hospital with our own patient, we all noticed a man sitting in the waiting area with burns to his hands and one side of his face. He appeared disgruntled, and looked like a bit of a bikie: leather vest, thick black beard, the trailer-park look basically. My partner and i were curious as to what he had done to himself. We asked a passing doctor, who led us around a corner before explaining. Apparently the man had threatened suicide earlier that day by dousing himself in petrol and threating to light himself on fire. We learned that the man was 'talked down' by a mate of his, and calmed down. About ten minutes later he had forgotten all about the incident and was back to his normal self. unfortunately, his normal self, following such a stressful incident, would light a cigarette. Seeing as though he was still covered in petrol his arms and face caught fire Woooosh! He was admitted with second degree burns to his arms and face and a VERY singed beard! We were obviously very amused, and fortunate we were around this corner as our laughter was hard to contain.
Submitted on 10/18/2002
Submitted by:
Rob
Reference:
17/10/02 - own experinece
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