title: Very deep burns of the hand due to low voltage electrical laboratory equipment: a potential hazard for scientists.
abstract: A low voltage (24 V) electrical deep burn of the hand injured a professor of applied physics when performing an experiment in his laboratory. The potential hazard of the equipment is described, the injuries are reported and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benmeir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lusthaus
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ad-El
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Moor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eldad
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wexler
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000473:pathology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged