Burns caused by the ignition of propane gas by an automobile catalytic converter.
An unusual accident is reported in which 2 patients were burned when propane gas draining from a tanker truck was ignited by the catalytic converter of a nearby parked car.
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Columbia-Augusta Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011407:Propane; D001335:Vehicle Emissions
D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D011407:Propane