Surgeon fined $10,000 after sharing photo of comatose patient’s penis with a swastika tattoo

The patient was in ICU, intubated and ventilated after a homemade pipe bomb exploded in his grasp.

An orthopaedic surgeon who photographed a comatose patient with a swastika tattoo on his penis then shared the image with other doctors has been fined $10,000.

The patient was in ICU, intubated and ventilated after a homemade pipe bomb had exploded in his grasp in April 2019, said the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.