A surgeon from the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) has put up for sale the x-ray of a patient, injured in the attack at Bataclan, on November 13, 2015, on the Opensea platform, which makes it possible to buy NFT. The latter, faced with the accusations, finally acknowledged the facts, justifying a “pedagogical” vocation and to “interest people”.
According to Mediapart, which revealed the affair this Saturday, January 22, this Parisian surgeon would have auctioned on the internet the x-ray of one of his patients at the starting price of 2,777 dollars.
The X-ray image shows a human limb in which a Kalashnikov bullet lodged along a bone and its caption seems clear: “Bataclan terrorist attack – November 13, 2015 – Paris, France”.
To this caption is also added an unequivocal description: “This young patient, who lost her boyfriend in this attack, had an open fracture of the left forearm with a remaining Kalashnikov bullet in the soft tissues”, wrote the surgeon.
an “action contrary to the code of ethics” for Martin Hirsch
This a renowned orthopedic surgeon, who practices at the European Georges-Pompidou Hospital of the Public Assistance-Hospitals of Paris (AP-HP) finally recognized the facts, which he describes as “bullshit”.
However, the latter would not have asked permission either from the AP-HP or from his patient to publish this radio.
In an email sent to Médiapart, the AP-HP under the pen of its director Martin Hirsch denounced a “particularly problematic, shocking and indecent” publication, an “action contrary to the code of ethics”.
So that there is no ambiguity about our indignation, I exceptionally share the message that I sent this evening to the whole of@APHP pic.twitter.com/VLbfICPuhc
—Martin Hirsch (@MartinHirsch) January 22, 2022
The Parisian institution also specifies that it will seize the order of doctors and summon the surgeon in order to consider possible sanctions.