Burns due to aerosol can explosions.
This report describes one burn service's experience with burn injuries sustained by 18 patients over a 5-year period as a result of the explosion of pressurized aerosol cans. The burns were predominantly superficial flash burns and involved from 5 to 45 per cent of the body surface area. There were no deaths in the series. Heightened public awareness of the fire and explosive hazards of these cans, as well as a more prominent warning label on the can should aid in decreasing the incidence of these injuries.
Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D000368:Aged; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D002056:Burns / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate
D000336:Aerosols