Very deep burns of the hand due to low voltage electrical laboratory equipment: a potential hazard for scientists.
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.
Benmeir
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Lusthaus
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Ad-El
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Neuman
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Moor
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Weinberg
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Eldad
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Wexler
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000473:pathology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged