LOL We shouldn't laugh, but...

[Sandy-Wroe]

A man who went to casualty with his penis stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by firefighters using a metal grinder.

Medics at Southampton General Hospital could not get the man's penis out of the stainless steel pipe because the restricted blood flow had caused it to become aroused, so they called in Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

They turned up with a special equipment unit from St Mary's station in Southampton and seven firefighters to help in what a spokesman said was a "delicate operation".

The firefighters used the four-and-a-half-inch grinder to cut the pipe from around the man's penis and it took about 30 minutes.

The patient was given an anaesthetic and his penis was left bruised and swollen but otherwise unharmed.

The anxious man, aged about 40, gave hospital staff no explanation about how the pipe got stuck after he turned up on Tuesday morning.

A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Initially the crew did not have the appropriate cutting equipment to free the man.

"It was a very delicate operation that required a very steady hand and the crew was worried about things getting too hot during the cutting.

"It's certainly an unusual call-out and I'm sure the man won't be getting into that situation again."

[ChuckFickens]

they promised me that story wouldn't be released to the press :(

[China Doll]

I think I know him.

[dizmouk2009]

I heard that the pipe was only 2 inches long chuck, hehe

[joggerjayne]

That's not all that was boggling, Poodi !

[ummmm]

Anything for a cheap thrill....lol

[dothawkes31]

the mind boggles, how long was the pipe? How did he get to the hospital? Hope he didn;t have to catch the bus!!

[Bbbananas]

makes a change from the hoover pipe I suppose...

[dothawkes31]

I think that the lesson you can take away from this chuck is always have a tube of WD40 handy .

[carrust]

There was a guy admitted to my local hospital with a hoover pipe stuck up his ar$e.
A spokesman from the hospital said he had a comfortable night, & seems to be picking up well.:-)

[ChuckFickens]

and for your information the pipe was 6feet long.

Getting to the hospital wasn't too bad, turning round in the hospital corridors was a problem though :)

[joggerjayne]

One of the French slang words for the willy (so, equivalent to "c o c k" for instance)

... is "le pipe"

Just thought I'd mention it.

[Bbbananas]

lol carrust.

Good job he had it on 'suck' and not 'blow'.

[moonraker558]

So thats where the word bagpipes comes from!!!!!!!

[me again]

sounds to me like his pipe dream of being on youtube was cut short !

[logic]

i reckon if i managed to get mine there, I'd be glad to leave well alone,

[society]

this story will surely make the history books of the hospital and the rescue service.

[ChuckFickens]

must be an occupational hazard for all those naturist plumbers