Full thickness burns from ready-mixed cement.
The authors present 16 cases of cement burns admitted to the Nottingham burns unit over an 11-month period. Thirteen required skin grafting and were off work for a considerable period of time. The manufacturers do print warnings on their quotations and their delivery dockets, but the serious nature of some cement burns is not stressed. Some suggestions are made in an effort to prevent these serious injuries.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors
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