title: Butter in the initial treatment of hot tar burns.
abstract: Hot tar adheres to skin and produces burns of variable depth. Removal of the tar is not essential but it improves patient comfort and allows early assessment of the underlying tissue damage. Butter is readily available and is an effective method of removing the adherent tar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiernan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002079:Butter; D003252:Construction Materials; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002079:Butter