Digital issues: Oklahoma City Fire Department explains how pictures from field amputation of teen’s arm ended up on the Internet.

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Since the start of STATter911.com almost two years ago this is an issue we have discussed many times. The use of cameras at emergency scenes and what happens to those images.

Oklahoma City Fire Chief Keith Bryant isn’t too happy where pictures his department took of the field amputation of a 17-year-old boy’s arm ended up. KOCO-TV reports they were posted on a website that specializes in gruesome photos and videos.

It appears the pictures were taken by department personnel to document an unusual rescue. The boy’s arm had become trapped in an oil pump.

The photos were supposed to be secure on a department hard drive. That wasn’t the case.

Bryant has apologized to the teen and his family.