title: Burns caused by fan heater used for managing post-operative hypothermia in a premature neonate.
abstract: Generally fan forced area heaters are considered to be incapable of causing burn injury. A case is presented where such a heater was used to prevent post-operative hypothermia after cut-back anoplasty to correct low anorectal malformation (imperforate anus) in a premature neonate. The neonate sustained dermo-epidermal (second degree) burns to the abdominal wall and right forearm which were swaddled with cloth and deep (third degree) burns to the fingers of left hand that were exposed as intravenous line was inserted at dorsum of the hand.
authors.affiliation: Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440018, India. ashesh1969@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ashesh Gunwantrao
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wankhede
authors.forename: Anad P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dongre
authors.forename: Dinesh R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Sariya
mesh_terms: D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000601:surgery; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006361:Heating / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology