Flash burns to the face.
A characteristic 'crow's foot' pattern is seen around the eye in many flash burns. The protective blink reflex underlies this, and the injury is due to convected rather than radiant energy.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK.
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Barnes
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Mercer
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Cochrane
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