Carburetor priming: a cause of gasoline burn.
Burns as a result of priming carburetors with gasoline resulted in 4% of all burn admissions to the Oregon Burn Center from 1980-1982. The burns most frequently involved the head and neck and upper extremities. Although most of them involved less than 10% of the total body surface area, half of all the injuries included areas of full-thickness tissue loss. This type of preventable accident inflicts substantial morbidity and may be a major financial burden. Professional and public awareness of the risk of serious gasoline burns incurred during carburetor priming should decrease its incidence.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D001336:Automobiles; D002056:Burns / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003020:Clothing; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005742:Gasoline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005742:Gasoline; D010578:Petroleum