Surgeon Shocks Colleagues by Using Food-Stained Swiss Army Knife to Operate on Patient

An unnamed surgeon reportedly decided to use a Swiss Army knife he normally used to cut fruit for his lunch when he was allegedly unable to find a scalpel while operating on a patient at Royal Hospital Sussex in Brighton. (Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Hospital officials are questioning a surgeon's decision to use a Swiss Army knife normally used for his lunch to operate on a patient after he claimed he could not find a sterile scalpel, according to a report.

While University Hospitals Sussex said the situation was an emergency, the surgeon's decision was not normal procedures and "should not have been necessary," according to BBC.