title: Sunflower oil in the treatment of hot tar burns.
abstract: Hot tar burns compose a unique class of thermal injury, because removal of this highly sticky compound may be very difficult without inflicting additional tissue damage. Early removal of tar facilitates assessment of the burn and improves patient comfort. Although the use of many substances for the painless removal of tar has been described, we used sunflower oil effectively in the treatment of four tar burn patients. This first report describes the practical and successful use of sunflower oil which was easily obtained from the hospital kitchen.
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Division of Plastic-Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Centre, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Türegün
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Selmanpakoğlu
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D013638:Tars / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D013638:Tars