title: 'Special effects' burn injuries.
abstract: Three patients are presented with significant flame burns, resulting from accidents occurring during 'special effects' situations in the entertainment industry. These occurred as a result of the spontaneous combustion of various materials, during events in live theatre (gun powder), a television commercial (artificial 'rocket fuel'), and a video presentation (magnesium oxide). All three patients sustained flash burns to the face and hands. One patient sustained a significant bilateral corneal injury, a gamekeeper's thumb, and a permanent continuous right-sided high frequency tinnitus, in addition to his burn injury. Photographic documentation of all three patients is presented. The total loss of time from work for all patients was 6 months. All these injuries were potentially preventable.
authors.affiliation: Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male