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Fire in maternity hospital.

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KnittyNell · 22/05/2025 17:31

A huge fire has broken out in St Michael’s Maternity Hospital here in Bristol.
My son in law is currently in the Bristol Royal Infirmary which is adjacent to St Michael’s and can see it all unfolding.
I can’t imagine how awful it must be for women in labour or in theatre.
Horrible. 🙁

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Mayflyoff · 22/05/2025 18:19

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 18:13

But it usually takes ten mins for a c section, you can perform an emergency c-sections anywhere. It doesn’t have to be in a ward. Plenty of paramedics do this in peoples houses. But heart surgery for example you can’t do that anywhere can you? 🤔

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Are you sure paramedics do c sections in people's houses? Seems unlikely.

BunnyEaster · 22/05/2025 18:17

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 18:13

But it usually takes ten mins for a c section, you can perform an emergency c-sections anywhere. It doesn’t have to be in a ward. Plenty of paramedics do this in peoples houses. But heart surgery for example you can’t do that anywhere can you? 🤔

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Hopefully you'd be unconscious for heart surgery so unaware unlike a spinal block

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 18:13

Iwantasteak · 22/05/2025 18:07

Well no, not really because anyone having any other operation won't be having a baby pulled out of them 🤨.

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But it usually takes ten mins for a c section, you can perform an emergency c-sections anywhere. It doesn’t have to be in a ward. Plenty of paramedics do this in peoples houses. But heart surgery for example you can’t do that anywhere can you? 🤔

Arborist · 22/05/2025 18:13

That’s awful - I’m glad to hear that everyone is OK. It will be interesting to hear how the fire started.

Northerngirl821 · 22/05/2025 18:12

RareGoalsVerge · 22/05/2025 18:07

It's the babies in NICU who are most at risk. Do their neonate cots have an independent power supply?

All hospitals have detailed major incident plans for scenarios like this!

BriceNobeslovesMurielHeslop · 22/05/2025 18:11

Horrible wherever it happens- I feel for those mums and babies, and the staff too.
Any hospital would be awful though, what if your loved one is undergoing heart surgery under GA? Or is EoLC? Lots of patients can’t just be wheeled onto the street.

Iwantasteak · 22/05/2025 18:11

Dramatic · 22/05/2025 18:08

Well it would be the same for anyone having major surgery surely?

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Maybe slightly more stressful. What if the baby needs nicu time?

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 18:10

Nicebottleofred · 22/05/2025 18:00

Of course any hospital fire is horrible but surely it’s not unreasonable to think it’s worse to evacuate women from a maternity ward who may be in active labour than just a normal ward of patients

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But you’re saying “ maybe in labour.” You can say that about anything though. What about the patients that can’t move by themselves and are completely immobilised? Coma, full of wires hooked up to a machine etc ICU? They literally can’t do anything without help. I could at least walk when I was in labour. It’s a horrible situation but you can say it’s worse for pregnant mothers.

tinygingermum · 22/05/2025 18:08

The fire is now out and all patients are safe and have been moved to others wards and areas of the building.

Dramatic · 22/05/2025 18:08

KnittyNell · 22/05/2025 18:00

Indeed but imagine undergoing a c section and having to be evacuated somehow!

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Well it would be the same for anyone having major surgery surely?

Iwantasteak · 22/05/2025 18:07

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 18:05

C-sections are relatively quite quick. Same as anyone having an operation though, is it.

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Well no, not really because anyone having any other operation won't be having a baby pulled out of them 🤨.

RareGoalsVerge · 22/05/2025 18:07

It's the babies in NICU who are most at risk. Do their neonate cots have an independent power supply?

coolwindinmyhair · 22/05/2025 18:06

I was more concerned that NICU is in that building, I really hope everyone is ok

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 18:05

KnittyNell · 22/05/2025 18:00

Indeed but imagine undergoing a c section and having to be evacuated somehow!

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C-sections are relatively quite quick. Same as anyone having an operation though, is it.

Spidey66 · 22/05/2025 18:05

That’s terrible. The maternity department in Yeovil Hospital has had to be shut for a few months as well. So poor maternity care in Somerset atm.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgd91npnxmo.amp

Hoydenish · 22/05/2025 18:03

How awful. Poor everyone.

Nicebottleofred · 22/05/2025 18:00

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 17:57

Can imagine a fire in any hospital or part of a hospital would be horrible. Not just a maternity hospital.

Of course any hospital fire is horrible but surely it’s not unreasonable to think it’s worse to evacuate women from a maternity ward who may be in active labour than just a normal ward of patients

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KnittyNell · 22/05/2025 18:00

BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 17:57

Can imagine a fire in any hospital or part of a hospital would be horrible. Not just a maternity hospital.

Indeed but imagine undergoing a c section and having to be evacuated somehow!

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BeJollyEagle · 22/05/2025 17:57

Can imagine a fire in any hospital or part of a hospital would be horrible. Not just a maternity hospital.

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KnittyNell · 22/05/2025 17:50

I didn’t mean to action voting on this subject!!!

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